Land inheritance and schooling in matrilineal societies: evidence from Sumatra
This paper explores statistically the implications of the shift from communal to individualized tenure on the distribution of land and schooling between sons and daughters in matrilineal societies, based on a Sumatra case study. The inheritance system is evolving from a strictly matrilineal system t...
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2001
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| author | Quisumbing, Agnes R. Otsuka, Keijiro |
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| description | This paper explores statistically the implications of the shift from communal to individualized tenure on the distribution of land and schooling between sons and daughters in matrilineal societies, based on a Sumatra case study. The inheritance system is evolving from a strictly matrilineal system to a more egalitarian system in which sons and daughters inherit the type of land that is more intensive in their own work effort. While gender bias is either non-existent or small in land inheritance, daughters tend to be disadvantaged with respect to schooling. The gender gap in schooling, however, appears to be closing for the generation of younger children. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1561252025-04-17T09:29:57Z Land inheritance and schooling in matrilineal societies: evidence from Sumatra Quisumbing, Agnes R. Otsuka, Keijiro gender property rights education tenure policies population dynamics land inheritance This paper explores statistically the implications of the shift from communal to individualized tenure on the distribution of land and schooling between sons and daughters in matrilineal societies, based on a Sumatra case study. The inheritance system is evolving from a strictly matrilineal system to a more egalitarian system in which sons and daughters inherit the type of land that is more intensive in their own work effort. While gender bias is either non-existent or small in land inheritance, daughters tend to be disadvantaged with respect to schooling. The gender gap in schooling, however, appears to be closing for the generation of younger children. 2001 2024-10-24T12:43:16Z 2024-10-24T12:43:16Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156125 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Otsuka, Keijiro. 2001. Land inheritance and schooling in matrilineal societies: evidence from Sumatra. CAPRi working paper 0014. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156125 |
| spellingShingle | gender property rights education tenure policies population dynamics land inheritance Quisumbing, Agnes R. Otsuka, Keijiro Land inheritance and schooling in matrilineal societies: evidence from Sumatra |
| title | Land inheritance and schooling in matrilineal societies: evidence from Sumatra |
| title_full | Land inheritance and schooling in matrilineal societies: evidence from Sumatra |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Land inheritance and schooling in matrilineal societies: evidence from Sumatra |
| title_short | Land inheritance and schooling in matrilineal societies: evidence from Sumatra |
| title_sort | land inheritance and schooling in matrilineal societies evidence from sumatra |
| topic | gender property rights education tenure policies population dynamics land inheritance |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156125 |
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