A new Sociology of Development Policy Brief is out! Volume 5, Issue 1 (2020) is “Competing Priorities: How intrahousehold relationships affect women’s business management and investment decisions” by Sophia Friedson-Ridenour (The World Bank) and Rachael Pierotti (The World Bank).

Also, here is a message from our Policy Brief editor Alaka Basu:

Here is the first of the 2020 series of Policy Briefs being edited by me for the Sociology of Development section of ASA.

The policy brief is titled: “Competing Priorities: How intrahousehold relationships affect women’s business management and investment decisions,” by Sophia Friedson-Ridenour and Rachael Pierotti, (2020, vol 5, iss. 1)

I welcome expressions of interest to contribute. While I am open to any ideas you have, your pitch should ideally include a reference to something you have published on the subject, so that we can assume a base level of peer reviewing of the material.  Please email your proposal to: Alaka Basu (ab54@cornell.edu)

Thanks again and looking forward to keeping this going.

Alaka M. Basu, Professor
Department of Development Sociology
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
ab54@cornell.edu