APHDR Technical Background Paper 2010/08

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APHDR Technical Background Paper 2010/08

June 17, 2015

This paper is primarily a literature review, which focuses on: a) the gendered aspects, dimensions and gender impact of rural livelihoods in the Asia-Pacific region; and b) how these aspects and dimensions are (or not) changing; and c) the impacts of these changes. It has the following objectives. First, it highlights the existing and emerging trends in the area of gender and rural livelihoods in the Asia-Pacific region. Second, it analyzes how the existing literature links different concepts such as gender equality, sustainable livelihood and human development. Third, it identifies the good practices and policies that work for promoting gender equality in rural livelihoods and proposes some policy recommendations.

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Regions and Countries