Widowhood and poverty in rural India: Some inferences from household survey data

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 217-234

  Drèze, Jean ^b   Srinivasan, P V ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Economies of scale; Female headed household; Poverty; Widows

Indexed keywords

ECONOMY OF SCALE; GENDER ISSUES; POVERTY INCIDENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATORS; WIDOWHOOD; WOMEN'S STATUS;

INDIA;

EID: 0031395585     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3878(97)00041-2     Document Type: Article

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