This chapter explains the necessity of health care for the working poor, especially women. It also provides solutions to address barriers…
Based on survey research and ethnographic interviews, we analyze struggles over housing and access to infrastructure in two low-income "…
The largest and most important flow of scientific talent in the world is the
migration of international students to the doctoral programs…
Home-based workers produce goods or services for the market from within or around their own homes: stitching garments and weaving textiles…
Data on 2,355 married women from the 2006 China Health and Nutrition Survey are used to study how female employment affects fertility in…
"If I like a boy I cannot tell anybody about my choice because I am a girl. I like making friends with boys but being a girl I cannot do…
Understanding the relationship between female employment and fertility is a vital ingredient for effective population policy. This column…