Gender and the Political Economy of Development : From Nationalism to Globalization
Shirin M. Rai
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Hoboken : : Wiley, , 2013.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (274 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction Mapping Gender and the Political Economy of Development; 1 Gender, Nationalism and 'Nation-Building' Discourses of Development; 2 Gender and Development Theoretical Perspectives in Context; 3 Globalization New Agendas for Gender and Development?; 4 Global Restructuring and Restructuring Gender Relations The Politics of Structural Adjustment; 5 Gender and Multi-level Governance Feasible and Transformative Politics?; 6 Critical Engagements From Nationalism to Globalization; Bibliography; Index. - ""Rai subjects the projects of both national development and globalization to searching scrutiny through a gender lens. Her emphasis on the intersection of gender and other forms of inequality is very timely. An excellent text for a wide range of courses in politics, sociology and development studies.""--Diane Elson, University of EssexShirin Rai pushes us to rethink development. She brings us to ear a feminist analysis that grows out of her nuanced understanding of both China's and India's gendered experience. Readers will find fresh ideas and sharp caveats about how patriarch
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| ISBN | 0745614906. - 0745614914
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