商品簡介
Adhikari (geography, Patna U., India) and Sinha (geography, Banaras Hindu U., India) compile 12 essays that examine gender equality and human development issues in India, an area where women's participation is lacking. Scholars of geography, political science, and sociology in India address the meaning, concept, and scope of social well-being; regional disparities in human development in South Asia; gender inequality and discrimination in India; the socioeconomic conditions of the Karbi population living in and around Guwahati city; the Constitution and women's empowerment in India; spatio-temporal analysis of sex composition in Bihar; gender issues in terms of international relations; the effects of gender discrimination on reproductive behavior and health; the status of women and socioeconomic development, and indicators like sex-ratio, female literacy, and female work participation; honor killings in Pakistan; affirmative action; and the roles of women in ecological protection and resource conservation. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
