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1 137 REFERENCES 1. Acharya, M. and L. Bennett Rural Women of Nepal: An Aggregate Analysis and Summary of 8 Village Studies, The Status of Women in Nepal II (9): Field Studies. Centre for Economic Development and Administration. Kathmandu: Tribhuvan University. 2. Alkire, Sabina (2007): Measuring Agency: Issues and Possibilities, Indian Journal of Human Development, Vol. 1, and No Archer D. and P. Constello (1990) Literacy and Power: The Latin American Battleground, Earthscan, London 4. Anand, S. and A. Sen (1995): Gender inequality in Human Development: Theories and Measurement, in Fukuda Parr and A.K. Shiv Kumar (eds.) Readings in Human Development, OUP, New Delhi. 5. Basu, Alaka Malwade and Kaushik Basu. (1991): Women s Economic Roles and Child Survival: The Case of India. Health Transition Review 1(1). 6. Bardhan, K. and K. Stephan (1999): UNDP s Gender Related Indices: A Critical Review, World Development, Vol. 27, No Barkat, A. (2008): Women empowerment: A key to Human Development., visited on 20th April 2008 at 4.30p.m. 8. Batliwala, Srilatha. (1994): The Meaning of Women s Empowerment: New Concepts from Action. Pp in Population Policies Reconsidered: Health, 9. Bennett, Lynn. (2002): Using Empowerment and Social Inclusion for Pro-poor Growth: A Theory of Social Change. Working Draft of Background Paper for the Social Development Strategy Paper. Washington, DC: World Bank. 10. Beteta, C. Hanny (2006): What is Missing in Measure of Women s Empowerment? Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, Vol. 7, No. 2,

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