1. Female-Headed Households: A Worldwide Perspective -- 2. Status of Women in the Third World: Theoretical Perspective -- 3. Socioeconomic Status of Third World Women with Reference to Women in India -- 4. Women in West Bengal -- 5. Fieldwork Background -- 6. Basic Demographic Characteristics of Households -- 7. Income -- 8. Discrimination -- 9. Economic Stress and Survival Strategies -- 10. Sustainable Rural Development: Trickle-Down Method versus Participatory System
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [119]-125) and index