2002
An analysis of women’s land rights in Karnataka, India based on a 400 household survey and rapid rural appraisal interviews with rural women and NGO representatives. The report especially concentrates on describing the insecurity and vulnerability of women’s access to land at the time of divorce, separation, and widowhood. It closes by providing recommendations for enhancing rural women’s land rights. | download PDF
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