Patriarchy and women's land rights in Botswana

Land Use Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 237-246

  Kalabamu, Faustin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Botswana; Land tenure; Patriarchy; Women's land rights

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; LAND RIGHTS; LAND TENURE; WOMENS STATUS;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33646759919     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2004.11.001     Document Type: Article

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