Human resources are central to economic development and can be increased in value and productivity by investment in human beings e.g. in their education and health. But for a considerable period in the past economists stressed the importance of the accumulation of man-made physical capital for...

Socioeconomics, gender inequality and female disadvantage : an overview -- Economic theories of the family and gender inequality -- Sex ratios, sex selection and the value of females -- Prejudice against female children : theory and survey findings from eastern India -- Gender inequality indices...