Inheritance Law Reform, Empowerment, and Human Capital Accumulation : Second-Generation Effects from India

Although many studies point towards significant positive impacts of Hindu Succession Act (HSA) reforms on females’ empowerment and access to human and physical capital, the fact that this reform also led to increased female mortality raises questions about long-term sustainability of reform effects....

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Main Authors: Deininger, Klaus, Jin, Songqing, Nagarajan, Hari K., Xia, Fang
Format: Journal Article
Published: Taylor and Francis 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32601