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“Landholding-patriarchy hypothesis” and women's autonomy in rural India

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  • Srinivas Goli
  • Ladumai Maikho Apollo Pou

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Purpose - – The paper aims to find out how far the size of household landholding directs patriarchal traits and thus influence women's autonomy. Design/methodology/approach - – The study used a two-part methodology. The first part provides theoretical background based on existing literature on women's autonomy and related information in formulating the “landholding-patriarchy hypotheses”. The second part of this study evaluates the empirical evidences of the association between the size of household landholding and women's autonomy. Findings - – Results indicate considerable variation in women's autonomy with the size of their household landholding: women's autonomy decreases with increasing size of household landholding. Evidence suggests that landholding directs patriarchal traits, as manifested in a reasonable influence on women's autonomy in rural India. Originality/value - – The paper innovates a means to understand the contributing factors to lowering women's autonomy, thus explore the relevance of “landholding-patriarchy hypothesis”.

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  • Srinivas Goli & Ladumai Maikho Apollo Pou, 2014. "“Landholding-patriarchy hypothesis” and women's autonomy in rural India," International Journal of Social Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 41(3), pages 213-232, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijsepp:v:41:y:2014:i:3:p:213-232
    DOI: 10.1108/IJSE-09-2012-0166
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    1. Meena, P.C. & Kumar, Ranjit & Sivaramane, N. & Kumar, Sanjiv & Srinivas, K. & Dhandapani, A. & Khan, Elias, 2017. "Non-Farm Income as an Instrument for Doubling Farmers’ Income: Evidences from Longitudinal Household Survey," Agricultural Economics Research Review, Agricultural Economics Research Association (India), vol. 30(Conferenc).

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