Watta Satta Bride Exchange and Women's Welfare in Rural Pakistan /

In a setting where husbands wield considerable coercive power, forms of marriage should adapt to protect the interests of women and their families. The authors study the pervasive marriage custom of watta satta in rural Pakistan, a bride exchange between families coupled with a mutual threat of reta...

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Main Author: Jacoby, Hanan G
Other Authors: Mansuri, Ghazala
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2007
Series:Policy research working papers
World Bank e-Library
Subjects:
Law

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