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Infrastructure And Time Poverty In Lesotho

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This paper uses a combination of nationally representative individual level time use, household and community data to further our understanding of time poverty. With a common, and growing, perception in the empirical literature being that Sub Saharan African females are typically disadvantaged in market‐based activities because of the large time burden of having to undertake both formal work and domestic duties, it is important to understand some of the key processes and issues that underpin, and link with, poverty reduction. Using nationally representative data from Lesotho we are able to provide unique insights into gender‐related, formal and informal, work allocations and specifically obtain insights regarding the main determinants of those who are “time poor”, and how key infrastructural elements impact on this.

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  • David Lawson, 2008. "Infrastructure And Time Poverty In Lesotho," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 76(1), pages 77-88, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:sajeco:v:76:y:2008:i:1:p:77-88
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.2008.00163.x
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    2. Wodon, Quentin & Beegle, Kathleen, 2006. "Labor Shortages Despite Underemployment? Seasonality in Time Use in Malawi," MPRA Paper 11083, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. David Lawson, 2007. "A Gendered Analysis of `Time Poverty` - The Importance of Infrastructure," Economics Series Working Papers GPRG-WPS-078, University of Oxford, Department of Economics.
    4. Quentin Wodon & Elena Bardasi, 2006. "Measuring Time Poverty and Analyzing its Determinants: Concepts and Application to Guinea," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 10(12), pages 1-7.
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    1. World Bank, 2006. "Lesotho : A Safety Net to End Extreme Poverty," World Bank Publications - Reports 16020, The World Bank Group.
    2. World Bank, 2013. "Lesotho : A Safety Net to End Extreme Poverty," World Bank Publications - Reports 16650, The World Bank Group.
    3. Fernando Rios-Avila & Abena D. Oduro & Luiza Nassif-Pires, 2021. "Intrahousehold Allocation of Household Production: A Comparative Analysis for Sub-Saharan African Countries," Economics Working Paper Archive wp_983, Levy Economics Institute.

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