Dowry and Property Rights
Published By: BREAD on eSS | Published Date: August, 31 , 2004Modernisation necessarily leads to the emergence of dowry as a direct transfer to the groom ("groom-price"). The historical instances of dowry can be classified according to the schema implied by the model. The implications of the model are also tested using current data from Pakistan; a country of some relevance because dowry legislation is currently an active policy debate [BREAD WP 080].
Author(s): Siwan Anderson | Posted on: Jul 31, 2007 | Views(2351) | Download (812)