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Table <strong>of</strong> contents<br />

Declaration ii<br />

Dedication iii<br />

Acknowledgments iv<br />

Abstract vi<br />

List <strong>of</strong> tables xxiv<br />

List <strong>of</strong> Maps xxvi<br />

Acronyms and Abbreviations xxvii<br />

1.1<br />

1.2<br />

1.2.1<br />

1.3<br />

1.4<br />

1.5<br />

1.6<br />

1.7<br />

1.8<br />

1.9<br />

1.9.1<br />

1.9.2<br />

1.9.3<br />

1.10<br />

1.10.1<br />

1.10.2<br />

1.10.3<br />

1.10.4<br />

1.10.5<br />

CHAPTER ONE<br />

INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND OF<br />

THE STUDY<br />

Conceptual setting 1<br />

Contextual setting 5<br />

Women in rural development 7<br />

Statement <strong>of</strong> the problem 9<br />

Motivation <strong>of</strong> the study 12<br />

Aim/Purpose <strong>of</strong> the study 13<br />

Objectives <strong>of</strong> the study 13<br />

Research questions 14<br />

Assumptions <strong>of</strong> the study 15<br />

Significance <strong>of</strong> the study 16<br />

Contributions towards further research 16<br />

Increased understanding <strong>of</strong> gender ICT and dev 16<br />

Policy and decision-making 18<br />

Scope and limitations <strong>of</strong> the study 18<br />

Conceptual scope 19<br />

Focus 19<br />

Research environment 19<br />

The time factor 20<br />

Methodological scope 21

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