Assuming that landholders produced sons and daughters with equal frequency, we find that daughters are under-recorded in wills by 26 per cent.
Indeed, there was ample evidence of the ability of local landholders to control the future of their land.
This, in turn, was and is assumed to increase security for landholders and, thereby, lead to investment and increased productivity.
These members of the extended family or relatives are expected to contribute draft labor and/or draft to the landholder's fields.
Supplies and provisions for his followers (army) were requisitioned from landholders.
Two of these factors inhibited women from becoming landholders.
Smaller farmers cannot afford such installations while larger landholders can.
This shows that enrolment without formal title is possible, as long as landholders have locally recognized tenure and a proven ability to exclude potential intruders.
