Gebundenes Buch

Gender, Poverty and Livelihood in the Eastern Himalayas

Beschreibung

This book explores the ways in which gender-sensitive and inclusive policies can be developed to address the basic issues of marginalization, livelihood, poverty and vulnerability in the Eastern Himalayas. The essays in the volume touch upon current concerns, such as the economic and social challenges faced by women, their control over resources, questions of patriarchy, discrimination, gender rights and equity, information, empowerment and participation, and women as agents of change.

Autor

Sanjoy Hazarika is the Director of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) and was the founder of the Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India. Reshmi Banerjee is Academic Visitor at the Asian Studies Centre (Programme on Modern Burmese Studies), St Antony's College, University of Oxford, UK.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge India
• Seitenzahl: 186
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 373g
• ISBN-13: 9781138696426
• ISBN-10: 1138696420
• Artikelnr.: 48798090