Modeling the effects of trade on women: the case of Zambia

dc.creatorFontana, Marzia
dc.date2003
dc.date2024-10-24T12:50:34Z
dc.date2024-10-24T12:50:34Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:39:41Z
dc.descriptionDespite substantial economic liberalization since the early 1990s, nontraditional exports in Zambia have grown only moderately and agricultural performance overall has been disappointing. Though agriculture accounts for less than 20 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), it is the most important source of employment, especially for women. Interpretations of Zambia’s poor performance variously emphasize external factors, such as declining copper prices and vulnerability to weather shocks, and market imperfections. Several authors also point to the importance of women in agriculture and explain the very low supply response by the constraints that women face, in terms of both limited access to assets and burden of work within households (Blackden and Selim 1993; Wold 1997).
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/157530
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/110927
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceFontana, Marzia. 2003. Modeling the effects of trade on women: the case of Zambia. In Household decisions, gender, and development: a synthesis of recent research. Quisumbing, Agnes R., ed. Chapter 32. Pp. 224-230. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157530
dc.subjectproperty
dc.subjectwomen
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectdeveloping countries
dc.subjecteconomic theories
dc.subjecthousehold budget
dc.subjecthousehold consumption
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectfarming systems
dc.subjectlegal system
dc.subjectpolicies
dc.subjecteducation
dc.subjecthealth
dc.subjectempowerment
dc.subjectagricultural technology
dc.subjectagricultural growth
dc.subjectchild care
dc.subjectproperty rights
dc.subjectnatural resources management
dc.subjectagricultural policies
dc.subjecttechnology transfer
dc.subjectdrought
dc.subjectvegetables
dc.subjectfisheries
dc.subjectchildren
dc.titleModeling the effects of trade on women: the case of Zambia
dc.typeBook Chapter

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