Cotton and Cabaret. Domestic Economy and Female Agency in Burkina Faso

The overall aim of this study has been to interrogate female agency in the domestic economy of smallholder cotton farming. Based on detailed empirical material, the thesis addresses the following interrelated research questions: How were the smallholder domestic economies organized and how did they...

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Publicado no:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/anthropodev,
Autor principal: Helmfrid, Sigrun
Formato: Article ou chapitre numérique
Idioma:Anglais
Publicado em: Anthropologie & développement 2022
Acesso em linha:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Resumo:The overall aim of this study has been to interrogate female agency in the domestic economy of smallholder cotton farming. Based on detailed empirical material, the thesis addresses the following interrelated research questions: How were the smallholder domestic economies organized and how did they function? What were the mechanisms for economic inequality and social stratification? To what extent did women benefit from cotton farming? What economic strategies were available to women? And fi...