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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

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

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