Control and ownership of assets within rural Ethiopian households

This paper investigates how the control and devolution of productive assets are allocated among husband and wife. Using detailed household data from rural Ethiopia, the authors show that assets brought to marriage, ownership of assets, control within marriage, and disposition upon death or divorce a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Fafchamps, Marcel, Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2001
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155699
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Sumario:This paper investigates how the control and devolution of productive assets are allocated among husband and wife. Using detailed household data from rural Ethiopia, the authors show that assets brought to marriage, ownership of assets, control within marriage, and disposition upon death or divorce are only partly related.