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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| Format: | Policy Research Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
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| 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 |