Women and Property in Urban India (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780774819282)

Half the world's population now lives in cities. Governments and international development agencies have made housing the urban poor a priority, but few focus on women's needs. Based on research conducted in Ahmedabad in collaboration with the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA), this book maps the constraints and opportunities that low-income women throughout the Global South face in securing property, which remains overwhelmingly in male hands. Their experiences and vulnerabilities open a window to assess not only land tenure and property laws but also potential solutions such as microcredit financing and diverse theoretical approaches to gender and development.

Author: Bipasha Baruah
ISBN-10: 0774819286
ISBN-13: 9780774819282
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2011
Pages: 258
Format: Paperback