This study examines capital accumulation and growth among subcontracting small-scale textile firms. We find that, in spite of the higher average profitability of non-subcontracting production relative to subcontracting, the average annual rate of capacity expansion between the two groups is not...

Women earn less than men in general, and a woman's power within a household is presumably related to her income level. Our empirical results, based on the survey conducted on two income households from Izmir, Turkey, indicate that the division of surplus income is more or less egalitarian in...