A Colonial Legacy of African Gender Inequality? Evidence from Christian Kampala, 1895-2011
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- Felix Meier Zu Selhausen & Jacob Weisdorf, 2016. "A colonial legacy of African gender inequality? Evidence from Christian Kampala, 1895–2011," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 69(1), pages 229-257, February.
- Weisdorf, Jacob, 2015. "A Colonial Legacy of African Gender Inequality? Evidence from Christian Kampala, 1895-2011," CEPR Discussion Papers 10333, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
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Keywords
Africa; Church Books; Colonialism; Development; Female Disempowerment; Gender Discrimination; Gender Inequality; Missionaries; Uganda;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
- J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
- N37 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Africa; Oceania
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AFR-2014-08-02 (Africa)
- NEP-DEV-2014-08-02 (Development)
- NEP-GRO-2014-08-02 (Economic Growth)
- NEP-HIS-2014-08-02 (Business, Economic and Financial History)
- NEP-HME-2014-08-02 (Heterodox Microeconomics)
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