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Download full textFranke, Richard W.; Chasin, Barbara H. – 1994
Kerala, a state in southwestern India, has implemented radical reform as a development strategy. As a result, Kerala now has some of the Third World's highest levels of health, education, and social justice. Originally published in 1989, this book traces the role that movements of social justice played in Kerala's successful struggle to…
Descriptors: Caste, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Equal Education
Buvinic, Mayra; Yudelman, Sally W. – 1989
Women in developing nations often work long, grueling hours alongside men in the fields, but must also cook and keep house, rear children, and provide health care. In short, woman's multifaceted labor is key to the family's survival. It is surprising, therefore, that until the United Nations designated a Decade for Women (1976-1985) the importance…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Developing Nations, Developmental Programs, Economic Development
