Land rights, gender equality and household food security: Exploring the conceptual links in the case of India

Food Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 180-193

  Rao, Nitya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD SECURITY; GENDER DISPARITY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; LAND RIGHTS;

EID: 33144487245     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2005.10.006     Document Type: Article

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