This book is concerned with the nature of the relationship between gender, ethnicity and
poverty in the context of the external and internal dynamics of households in Guyana. Using …

The stereotype of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relations in India is that of a dominating
mother-in-law and submissive daughter-in-law. However, residents of low-income …

This is an examination of public eating in urban Thai society. By advancing the concept of
foodscape the recursive relationship between society and space is studied with respect to …

This innovative volume studies women as economic, political, and cultural mediators of
space, gender, value, and language in informal markets. Drawing on diverse methodologies …

In the Indian context, norms of female seclusion limit women's mobility in the public sphere,
constraining their economic opportunities by limiting their choices of work location and their …

This paper examines narratives of the transformations in the small-scale food-retailing sector
in urban Southeast Asia. The recent Asian financial crisis sharpens the need to look at the …

In many parts of South-East Asia, women's lifestyles are going through enormous changes
as women move from traditional rural, agricultural lifestyles to modern, urban lifestyles …

Using a theoretical framework that reveals the interconnections between spatial categories
and gender needs, this paper addresses the issue of spatial confinement and spatial …

It is broadly recognised in the gender and development literature that household structure
has an impact on whether women enter income‐earning activities, and that female heads of …

The increase in poorly paid home-centred work has become a global phenomenon. In India,
social restrictions on women's spatial mobility reduce their job options and make home …