Empowering Women : Legal Rights and Economic Opportunities in Africa

Empowering Women : Legal Rights and Economic Opportunities in Africa

This book looks at the effect of legal and economic rights on women's economic opportunities. It focuses on entrepreneurship because women in Africa are active entrepreneurs, and the links between property rights and the ability to enter contr...

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Main Authors:	Hallward-Driemeier, Mary, Hasan, Tazeen
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION ANNUAL GROWTH BARRIERS TO ENTRY BONDS BUSINESS CYCLE BUSINESS CYCLES CAPITAL FLOWS CAPITAL GOODS CAPITAL INFLOWS CAPITAL MARKETS CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONSUMERS CPI DEBT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPING REGIONS DEVELOPING WORLD DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DIVERSIFICATION DIVIDENDS ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT ECONOMIC INSTABILITY EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXPORT GROWTH EXPORTS EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT EXTERNAL FACTORS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INTEGRATION FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SYSTEM FISCAL PRESSURES FORECASTS FREE TRADE GDP GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES GLOBAL CONDITIONS GLOBAL ECONOMY GNP GROSS DEBT GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH PROSPECTS GROWTH RATES HIGH INFLATION HIGH PREMIUM HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT IMPORTS INCOME INCOME GROWTH INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES INFLATION INFLATION PERFORMANCE INFLATION RATES INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVENTORIES INVESTMENT RATES LABOR COSTS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LOCAL CURRENCY LOW INFLATION LOW INTEREST RATES LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MARKET PRICES MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES MONETARY POLICIES MONETARY POLICY NATIONAL ACCOUNTS NON-OECD COUNTRIES OIL OIL EXPORTERS OIL PRICES OPEC OPEN ECONOMIES OUTPUT GROWTH PER CAPITA INCOMES POLICY REFORMS POTENTIAL OUTPUT PRIMARY COMMODITIES PRIMARY PRODUCTS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCERS PRODUCT MARKETS PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTION PROCESSES PRODUCTIVITY PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY REAL GDP REAL INTEREST REAL INTEREST RATES RECESSION RECESSIONS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESOURCE ALLOCATION SAVINGS SHORT-TERM INTEREST RATES STRUCTURAL UNEMPLOYMENT TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRADE BARRIERS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE POLICIES TRADE VOLUMES TRANSITION ECONOMIES TREASURY BILLS UNEMPLOYMENT URUGUAY ROUND WORLD ECONOMY WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/10/16800303/empowering-women-legal-rights-economic-opportunities-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11960

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/10/16800303/empowering-women-legal-rights-economic-opportunities-africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11960

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