Beyond " Death Do Us Part" : The Long-Term Implications of Divorce Perceptions on Women's Well-Being and Child Schooling in Rural Ethiopia

World Development

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2478-2489

  Kumar, Neha ^a   Quisumbing, Agnes R ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Ethiopia; Gender; Intra household bargaining; Legal reform; Schooling

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; DIVORCE; EDUCATION; GENDER DISPARITY; LEGAL RIGHTS; PERCEPTION; RURAL AREA;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 84869080898     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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