Women in the Soviet Countryside: Women's Roles in Rural Development in the Soviet Union

by Susan Bridger

Book Overview

Research on women's roles in rural development has found that women's contribution to the rural economy is commonly underestimated and that women may find it difficult to benefit from the development process. Within this context, this book looks at the Soviet experience of development as reflected in the lives of rural women. It attempts to analyse the gains made and the problems still faced by rural women in a country where development policies have...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521057477
• ISBN13: 9780521057479
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"