Those who did not die : impact of the agrarian crisis on women in Punjab /

Even as they produce food for society and its people, lives dependent on agriculture are barely able to make ends meet. The cost of food production far outweighs the returns; the peasantry is falling prey to indebtedness, both institutionalized and non- institutionalized. It is facing the severest o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Padhi, Ranjana, 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks : SAGE, ©2012.
Temas:
Rural women > India > Punjab > Social conditions.
Rural women > India > Punjab > Economic conditions.
Women agricultural labor > India > Punjab.
Agriculture > Social aspects > India > Punjab.
Femmes en milieu rural > Inde > Pendjab > Conditions économiques.
Agriculture > Aspect social > Inde > Pendjab.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
Agriculture > Social aspects.
Rural women > Economic conditions.
Rural women > Social conditions.
India > Punjab.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • An outline of the crisis in Punjab
  • Dynamics of women's labour
  • Dowry in dire times
  • Ill health in an ailing economy
  • Fragmentation of the family
  • Taking decisions; voicing expectations.

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