Women's Access to Land as Owners: Some Implications for Development Planning

A study was conducted on women's access to land as owners in a district in Selangor. The study showed that women acquired land mainly through inheritances. On the other hand, in addition to inheritances, men also acquired land through government land allocation programmes and purchases. The q...

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Main Author: Ismail, Maimunah
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Language:English
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Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 1993
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2990/
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description A study was conducted on women's access to land as owners in a district in Selangor. The study showed that women acquired land mainly through inheritances. On the other hand, in addition to inheritances, men also acquired land through government land allocation programmes and purchases. The quantitative analysis showed that older women were more likely to own land than the younger ones.Women from non-uxorilocal families had better access to land ownership than those from the uxorilocal households.
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spelling upm-29902013-05-27T07:04:56Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2990/ Women's Access to Land as Owners: Some Implications for Development Planning Ismail, Maimunah A study was conducted on women's access to land as owners in a district in Selangor. The study showed that women acquired land mainly through inheritances. On the other hand, in addition to inheritances, men also acquired land through government land allocation programmes and purchases. The quantitative analysis showed that older women were more likely to own land than the younger ones.Women from non-uxorilocal families had better access to land ownership than those from the uxorilocal households. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 1993 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2990/1/Women%27s_Access_to_Land_as_Owners_Some_Implications_for.pdf Ismail, Maimunah (1993) Women's Access to Land as Owners: Some Implications for Development Planning. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 1 (2). pp. 101-113. ISSN 0128-7702 English
spellingShingle Ismail, Maimunah
Women's Access to Land as Owners: Some Implications for Development Planning
title Women's Access to Land as Owners: Some Implications for Development Planning
title_full Women's Access to Land as Owners: Some Implications for Development Planning
title_fullStr Women's Access to Land as Owners: Some Implications for Development Planning
title_full_unstemmed Women's Access to Land as Owners: Some Implications for Development Planning
title_short Women's Access to Land as Owners: Some Implications for Development Planning
title_sort women's access to land as owners: some implications for development planning
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2990/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2990/1/Women%27s_Access_to_Land_as_Owners_Some_Implications_for.pdf