Control and Ownership of Assets Within Rural Ethiopian Households

This article investigates how the control and devolution of productive assets are allocated among husband and wife. Theory predicts that bargaining power within marriage depends on the division of assets upon divorce and on control over assets during marriage. Using detailed household data from rura...

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Published in:The Journal of development studies 2002-08, Vol.38 (6), p.47-82
Main Authors: Fafchamps, M., Quisumbing, A.R.
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Assets
control over assets
Development studies
Divorce
Ethiopia
Family Power
Family Roles
Heads of Households
Households
Husbands
Marital Relations
marriage
Married couples
Ownership
Ownership and control
productive assets
Resource Allocation
Rural Areas
Welfare
Wives
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control over assets
Development studies
Divorce
Ethiopia
Family Power
Family Roles
Heads of Households
Households
Husbands
Marital Relations
marriage
Married couples
Ownership
Ownership and control
productive assets
Resource Allocation
Rural Areas
Welfare
Wives
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