This paper brings together sociological theories of culture and gender to answer the question – how do large-scale development interventions induce cultural change? Through three years of ethnographic work in rural Bihar, the authors examine this question in the context of Jeevika, a World Bank-assisted poverty alleviation project targeted at women, and find support for an integrative view of culture. The paper argues that Jeevika created new “cultural...
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ПОДРОБНАЯ ИНФОРМАЦИЯ
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2015/09/15
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Рабочий документ в рамках исследования вопросов политики
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WPS7411
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2015/09/15
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Recasting culture to undo gender : a sociological analysis of Jeevika in rural Bihar, India
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