Polygamy, the Commodification of Women, and Underdevelopment
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Family systems shape social institutions, yet they are rarely considered in histories of economic development. In this article, we show that a suite of social conventions—such as age gaps at marriage, bride price, sequestration, and discrimi...
Main Authors: | Seligson, Daniel, McCants, Anne EC |
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Other Authors: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. History Section |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
2022
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/144302 |
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