Search for dissertations about: "Åsa Torkelsson"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Åsa Torkelsson.

2. 1. Trading out? : A study of farming women’s and men’s access to resources in rural Ethiopia

   Author : Åsa Torkelsson; Árni Sverrisson; Eva Meyersson Milgrom; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Ethiopia; gender; economic sociology; social resources; local markets; trade; female-headed households; resource index; rural development; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : Women are over-represented among the rural poor in developing countries, and the difficulties they face in raising themselves out of poverty are well established. This thesis examines how gender structures trade in local markets and forms of sociability in rural Ethiopia, using survey data from four rural communities and three local market places. READ MORE