Watta Satta : Bride Exchange and Women's Welfare in Rural Pakistan

Watta Satta : Bride Exchange and Women's Welfare in Rural Pakistan

In a setting where husbands wield considerable coercive power, forms of marriage should adapt to protect the interests of women and their families. The authors study the pervasive marriage custom of watta satta in rural Pakistan, a bride exchange b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jacoby, Hanan G., Mansuri, Ghazala
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
CHILDHOOD
CLAN
CONFLICT
DIVORCE
DOWRIES
DOWRY
ENDOGAMY
EXOGAMY
FAMILIES
FAMILY SIZE
FATHERS
GENDER
GIRLS
HOUSEHOLDS
IDEAS
KINSHIP
LAND OWNERSHIP
LAWS
MARRIAGE CUSTOMS
MARRIAGES
MARRIED MEN
MARRIED WOMEN
MOTHERS
PARENTS
POWER
PRIVACY
RURAL SOCIETY
SEX
SOCIETIES
VILLAGES
VIOLENCE
VIRGINITY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/7351801/watta-satta-bride-exchange-womens-welfare-rural-pakistan
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7130

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/7351801/watta-satta-bride-exchange-womens-welfare-rural-pakistan
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7130

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