000			01890cam a22002298i 4500
999			_c21909 _d21909
020			_a9781108835824
020			_a9781108798846
082	0	0	_a305.40954 _bBRU
100	1		_aBrulé, Rachel E, _d1980-
245	1	0	_aWomen, power, and property : _bthe paradox of gender equality laws in India / _cRachel E Brulé
260			_aCambridge, United Kingdom, _bCambridge University Press, _c2020
300			_axxi, 372 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"Quotas for women in government have become a crucial tool for advancing female political inclusion across the globe. Yet ultimately, do quotas enable representatives and constituents to upend social, economic, and political hierarchies in favor of the women they are meant to empower? Women's Representation and Resistance seeks to answer this question in the world's largest democracy: India. It builds and tests a theory linking political representation and economic empowerment. Cutting- edge research design and extensive field research maximize causal inference and insight. It finds that women at the helm of government catalyze the claiming and enforcement of fundamental economic rights to inherit property. Women's voice has a cost. It energizes resistance, particularly in the short-term. However, where female representatives can support constituent claims to rights at critical junctures-here marriage negotiations-women can strike integrative solutions to intra-household bargaining. Where successful, they transform resistance to support for equality"--
650		0	_aWomen's rights _zIndia.
650		0	_aWomen _zIndia _xSocial conditions.
650		0	_aWomen _zIndia _xEconomic conditions.
650		0	_aRepresentative government and representation _zIndia.
650		0	_aDemocracy _zIndia.
650		0	_aEquality _zIndia.
942			_2ddc _cBK