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The second assumption (that the household functions as a socio-economic unit inwhich women and men have equal control over resources and equal decision-makingpower) is based on the premises of the New Household Economics2. According tothis model, households are unified units of production and consumption which seekto maximize the welfare of all its members. The household members have equalcontrol over resources, and they participate jointly in the decision-making process onthe basis of their free choices and preferences. The problem of conflictingpreferences is eliminated through the concept of 'altruism' which suggests thathousehold members are prepared to subordinate their individual tastes andpreferences to common goal of maximizing the total family welfare (Moser, 1993: 18-
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