Land, Labour and Livelihoods

Indian Women's Perspectives

Bina Fernandez author Meena Gopal author Orlanda Ruthven author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG

Published:15th Dec '16

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This book brings together a unique collection of theoretical and empirical analyses of women’s access to land, labour and livelihoods in contemporary India. The authors recognize that gender relations must be viewed intersectionally, along with other social relationships such as caste, ethnicity, religion, sexuality and age, in order to inform an integrated analysis of women’s persistent disadvantage in India. The chapters examine a diverse range of rural and urban livelihoods within sectors such as tea plantations, nursing, hair salons, sex work and waste collection. Documenting the shifts in these sectors in the context of economic liberalization, the authors offer insights on the challenges of development interventions as women negotiate shifts in their livelihood options. Written to engage, the contributions to this book will be of interest both to the general reader and to academics and practitioners in development and gender/women’s studies.

ISBN: 9783319408644

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 5812g

352 pages

1st ed. 2016