Self-Employment and Poverty Alleviation: Women's Work in Artisanal Gold Mines

摘要: Development policy makers increasingly focus on the informal sector as an area to alleviate poverty and promote gender equity. Female self-employment is especially encouraged because higher incomes for women empower them, improve health of their families, in society at large. In this context, development institutions have been urged increase female participation artisanal mining. However, knowledge about gains costs who earn a living informal, mines sparse. This study analyzes women's gold Suriname, South America. The results suggest that if long-term social conditions are considered, work mining not likely quality life interior Suriname. analysis contributes informal-sector research by focusing rural regions, two areas investigation received relatively little attention. author cautions against develo...