MACROECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT AND THE BALANCE OF BARGAINING POWER IN RURAL WEST AFRICAN HOUSEHOLDS

Smith, Lisa C.

doi:10.22004/ag.econ.20865

MACROECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT AND THE BALANCE OF BARGAINING POWER IN RURAL WEST AFRICAN HOUSEHOLDS

The example of cotton-producing households in Burkina Faso is used to investigate (1) how price-shifting macroeconomic adjustment policies affect the balance of bargaining power between spouses in West African households and (2) how the balance of power itself mediates the impact of policies on households' production, income, and welfare.

Subject(s):

Consumer/Household Economics
Crop Production/Industries

Issue Date:

1998

Publication Type:

Conference Paper/ Presentation

DOI and Other Identifiers:

10.22004/ag.econ.20865

Record Identifier:

https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/20865

PURL Identifier:

http://purl.umn.edu/20865