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Better Access to Water Raises Welfare, But Not Women’s Off-Farm Work

In the developing world, poor rural women and their children spend considerable time collecting water. Do women living in areas where more time is needed for water collection tend to participate less in income-earning, market-based activities? Do t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Walle, Dominique van de, Koolwal, Gayatri
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS TO MARKETS
ADEQUATE EDUCATION
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
CHANNEL
CHANNELS
CHILD CARE
CHILD LABOR
ENROLLMENT
ENROLLMENT RATES
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER GAP
GIRLS
GROUNDWATER
HOUSEHOLDS
LOCAL COMMUNITY
POPULATION DENSITY
RURAL AREAS
RURAL WOMEN
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLS
WATER COLLECTION
WATER CRISIS
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
WATER QUALITY
WATER SHORTAGES
WATER SOURCE
WATER SOURCES
WATER SUPPLY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/10/15283153/better-access-water-raises-welfare-not-womens-off-farm-work
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10074

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/10/15283153/better-access-water-raises-welfare-not-womens-off-farm-work
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10074

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