Cover; Title; Copyright; Original Title; Original Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1 Introduction; Nonagricultural Employment for Rural Women in South Asia; A Matter of Definitions; An Outline of What Follows; 2 Creating Nonagricultural Employment for Rural Women; The Importance of Earning Money; The Rural Site; Nonagricultural Employment; Small-scale Village Industries; The Central Workplace; Employing Women in Their Early Reproductive Years; The Producers' Cooperative; Additional Services and Incentives; Conclusions; 3 Employment for Rural Women: Five Programs
Women's Agricultural Cooperatives in BangladeshWomen in the Dairy Industry: Milk Cooperatives in India; Artisan Homework: Jute Handicrafts in Bangladesh; The Dispersed Factory System: Food Processing in India; Carpet Weaving in Nepal; Conclusions; 4 Product Selection and Funding; Product Selection; Raising Capital; Conclusions; 5 Overcoming Cultural and Structural Obstacles in the Recruitment of Women Workers; Incentives for Outside Employment; Impediments to Female Employment; Conclusions; 6 The Social Structure of the Workplace; Creating a Cooperative Ethic; Organizational Structure
Training for Self-ManagementConclusions; 7 Policy Conclusions; Appendix: Research Issues in Female Employment; References; Index
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First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company
