Author: Monica Das GuptaPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN:
Category : Discrimacion basada en el sexo - Corea
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Gender Bias in China, the Republic of Korea and India 1920-90
Author: Monica Das GuptaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Center For Population
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Abstract: June 1999 - The proportions of girls 'missing' rose sharply in these countries during times of war, famine, and fertility decline. Resulting shortages of wives improved the treatment of adult women without reducing discrimination against daughters or increasing women's autonomy. The latter goals can be reached only with fundamental changes in women's family position-changes that are taking place only slowly. Kinship systems in China, the Republic of Korea, and North India have similar features that generate discrimination against girls, and these countries have some of the highest proportions of girls 'missing' in the world. Das Gupta and Li document how the excess mortality of girls was increased by war, famine, and fertility decline-all of which constrained household resources-between 1920 and 1990. Of the three countries, China experienced the most crises during this period (with civil war, invasion, and famine). The resulting excess mortality of girls in China offset the demographic forces making for a surplus of wives as overall mortality rates declined. India had the quietest history during this period, and consequently followed the expected pattern of a growing surplus of available wives. These changes in sex ratios had substantial social ramifications. The authors hypothesize that these demographic factors: Encouraged the continuation of brideprice in China, while in India there was a shift to dowry; Influenced the extent and manifestations of violence against women. An oversupply of women is the worst scenario for women, as there are fewer constraints to domestic violence. A shortage of women leads to better treatment of wives, as people become more careful not to lose a wife. However in situations of shortage, a small proportion of women may be subject to new types of violence such as being kidnapped for marriage. Ironically, then, higher levels of discrimination against girls can help reduce violence against women. When women are in short supply, their treatment improves. But their autonomy can increase only with fundamental changes in their family position, changes that are taking place only slowly. This paper-a product of Poverty and Human Resources, Development Research Group-is part of a larger effort in the group to study social institutions and development outcomes. Monica Das Gupta may be contacted at [email protected].
Gender Bias in China, South Korea and India, 1920-90
Author: Monica Das GuptaPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN:
Category : Discrimacion basada en el sexo - Corea
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Gender Bias in China, South Korea and India, 1920-90
Author: Monica Das GuptaPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN:
Category : Discrimacion basada en el sexo - Corea
Languages : en
Pages : 39
Book Description
Gender Bias in China, South Korea and India 1920-1990
Author: Monica Das GuptaState Policies and Women's Autonomy in China, the Republic of Korea, and India, 1950-2000
Author: Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN:
Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
State policies can enormously influence gender equity. They cvan mitigate cultural constraints on women's autonomy (as in China and India) or slow the pace of change in gender equity (as in the Republic of Korea). Policies to provide opportunities for women's empowerment should be accompanied by communication efforts to alter cultural values that limit women's access to those opportunities.
The Mystery of the Vanishing Benefits
Author: Martin RavallionPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN:
Category : Ayuda economica
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
This entertaining introduction to the concepts and methods of impact evaluation, as seen through the eyes of Ms. Speedy Analyst, assumes readers are familiar with basic statistics up to regression analysis (as covered in an introductory text on econometrics).
Comparing the Performance of Public and Private Water Companies in the Asia and Pacific Region
Author: Antonio EstachePublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN:
Category : Agua - Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
Efficiency indicators can be useful to regulators assessing the efficiency of an operation and the wedge between tariff and minimum costs. They allow regulators to control for factors over which the operators have no control (such as diversity of water sources, or water quality or user characteristics).
Who Wants to Redistribute?
Author: Martin RavallionPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN:
Category : Distribucion del ingreso - Rusia
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Attitudes toward redistribution of wealth in Russia tend to reflect expectations of future mobility, in both directions. Few Russians expected rising living standards in the 1990s, and most expected a decline in living standards, so there was strong demand for redistribution, even among those currently well off but fearful of the future.
Fathers across Cultures
Author: Jaipaul L. RoopnarinePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1440832323
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
This volume offers a comprehensive, up-to-date synopsis of fathering and father-child relationships in diverse regions of the world, helping students and practitioners alike understand cultural variations in male parenting. Interest in the role of the father and his influence on children's development and economic well-being has grown considerably. This edited volume uses detailed accounts to provide culturally situated analysis of fathering in cultures around the world. The book's contributors, a multidisciplinary group of scholars, bring together the most recent theoretical thinking and research findings on fatherhood and fathering in cultural communities across developed, recently developed, and developing societies. They address such issues as fathering and gender equality in caregiving, concepts of masculinity in contemporary societies, fathering in various ethnic groups, immigrant fathers, fathering and childhood outcomes, and social policies as they affect and are affected by issues related to fathering. Organized geographically, the book scrutinizes major sociocultural, demographic, economic, and other factors that influence men's relationships within families. It shows how economic conditions impact men's involvement with children and considers the effects of ideological belief systems and views of spousal/partner roles and responsibilities. The analysis is underpinned by recent data that underscores the significance of fathers' involvement with and investment in the well-being of their children.
A New Database on Financial Development and Structure
Author: Thorsten BeckPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN:
Category : Banca central
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
This new database of indicators of financial development and structure across countries and over time unites a range of indicators that measure the size, activity, and efficiency of financial intermediaries and markets.