The habit of withholding the estate of widows is illegal in most modern states, however it is still customary in countries where women have little or no autonomy. It has as an aggravating factor the difficulty of rural credit in these States, the land ownership serves as a guarantee by the banks. Thus, the absence of agrarian reform and historically agricultural countries with low women's autonomy are the cause. The consequence is to disrupt small communities. That if they united they could apply for public credit from the government. Capitalism is part of the problem, but a corrupt and partial state is the engine of human misery.
