This paper examines land tenure in informal urban settlements in India from a gender perspective through field research conducted in Ahmedabad in collaboration with the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA). The author describes the formal and informalwomen, landed property, cities, India, South Asia

Baruah, Bipasha

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Women and Landed Property in Urban India: Negotiating Closed Doors and Windows of Opportunity

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