Terror as a Bargaining Instrument : A Case Study of Dowry Violence in Rural India

Terror as a Bargaining Instrument : A Case Study of Dowry Violence in Rural India / Rao, Vijayendra

May 2000 - Some aspects of violent behavior are linked to economic incentives and deserve more attention from economists. In India, for example, domestic violence is used as a bargaining instrument, to extract larger dowries from a wife's family, after the marriage has taken place. Bloch and Ra...

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Hauptverfasser:Rao, Vijayendra
Weitere Verfasser:Bloch, Francis
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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht:Washington, D.C : The World Bank, 1999
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Frau
Adolescent Health
Benef Children
Divorce
Domestic Violence
Families
Family
Females
Gender
Gender and Law
Health, Nutrition and Population
Home
House
Husband
Husbands
Law and Development
Marriage
Marriages
Sanctions
Social Development
Social Inclusion and Institutions
Wedding
Wife
Will
Wives
Woman
Women
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