Studies have shown that a key factor associated with rural poverty is access to land. Yet in many parts of India there remains a huge gender gap in land ownership and control - with significant implications for women's economic and social status.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchMarch, 2008India, Central Asia, Southern Asia
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJanuary, 2009Asia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
This is a 2009 study undertaken by the Rural Development Institute, now Landesa, and authored by Elisa Scalise. It focuses on six South Asian countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka) and addresses both formal and customary laws and pratices governing women's inheritance rights.
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