Essays about: "women education in india development"

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  1. 6. Determinants of Women's Empowerment in Rural India: An Intra-Household Study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Julia Wiklander; [2010]
    Keywords : Probit Model; Household determinants; Social norms; Gender-related constraints; Women s empowerment; Tamil Nadu; Uttar Pradesh; India; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Using household level data from the Survey on the Status of Women and Fertility provided by the Rockefeller Foundation and the Population Studies Centre of University of Pennsylvania, the purpose of this thesis is to investigate the determinants of women’s empowerment and the presence of gender-related constraints within the household in rural India. Households from two states of different demographic development, Uttar Pradesh in the North and Tamil Nadu in the South are included in the data. READ MORE

  3. 7. Towards sustainable development in Kallankuthal, a small village in southern India : a case study on local opinions

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Anna Wirmark; [2009]
    Keywords : sustainability; sustainable development; india; local resources;

    Abstract : This paper focuses on the concept of sustainable development, a concept that has been defined and refined since it was created 20 years ago. The purpose of the study is to collect and analyse the inhabitants’ view of local resources and development in a small village in south India, Kallankuthal, about 20 kilometres north of Madurai. READ MORE

  4. 8. Experiences from community milking centres in rural India : social, economic and technical impacts of the implementation of milking machines in Kolar district, Kanataka State

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Annegret Henriksson; [2005]
    Keywords : cooperative; milk production; milk collection; raw milk quality; milking machine; India; developing project; participatory method; rural development;

    Abstract : The dairy sector in India is impressive in absolute terms and the nation assumed the top position from US in 2001 as the world leader in milk production. The dairy farm system in India is characterized by small scale and labour intensive operations with hand milking, low productivity and poor hygienic quality, in comparison to international standards. READ MORE