Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Tables and Figures vi
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. 1 Introduction 1
6. 2 Explaining Underdevelopment in Africa 7
7. 3 Gender and Development: Some Preliminaries 29
8. 4 The Land Tenure Rights of African Women 47
9. 5 Control over Labor in African Villages 67
10. 6 The Marriage Market 85
11. 7 Bargaining Power at Home 107
12. 8 The Gendered Treatment of Girls and Boys 125
13. 9 Investments in Education 143
14. 10 Development Projects for Women 159
15. 11 New Directions 181
16. Appendix: Tools for Analysis 193
17. References 213
18. Index 235
19. About the Book 244