Is women’s access to land path dependent? Evidence from Punjab (Pakistan) – Developing Economics
Women have historically been excluded from formal land rights in the Indian subcontinent. For its rural population, land remains the most prevalent and significant asset, making bequests of land parcels the main channel through which women can acquire land (Gazdar, 2003; Nelson, 2011; Agarwal, 1994). Customary land rights prevented inheritance along gendered lines and in…