State Policies and Women's Autonomy in China, India, and the Republic of Korea, 1950-2000 : Lessons from Contrasting Experiences

The authors compare changes in gender roles and women's empowerment in China, India, and the Republic of Korea. Around 1950, these newly formed states were largely poor and agrarian, with common cultural factors that placed similar severe cons...

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Main Authors: Das Gupta, Monica, Lee, Sunhwa, Uberoi, Patricia, Wang, Danning, Wang, Lihong, Zhang, Xiaodan
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/11/729387/state-policies-womens-autonomy-china-india-republic-korea-1950-2000-lessons-contrasting-experiences
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19771