Institutions and gender empowerment in the global economy / editors, Kartik Roy, Hans Blomqvist, Cal Clark.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Roy, K. C. (Kartik Chandra), 1941-

Blomqvist, H. C. (Hans-Christer)

Clark, Cal, 1945-

Series:

World Scientific studies in international economics, 1793-3641 ; v. 5.

World Scientific studies in international economics, 1793-3641 ; v. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Economic conditions.

Women.

Women--Social conditions.

Women--Employment.

Women--Government policy.

Social institutions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since women account for almost 50 percent of the world's population, the sustainability of development of the global economy can be greatly impaired if the state authorities in individual countries pay less attention to the improvement in the socio-economic status of women relative to men. Improvement in socio-economic status which facilitates empowerment of individuals is greatly dependent on conducive informal institutions and state institutions. This book is the first of its kind to critically examine the role of these institutions in women's empowerment in five continents in the world. The analysis of the role of institutions in individual countries is underpinned by a robust theoretical background presented in the first three chapters. The chapters on individual countries also include a section dealing with recommendations for changes in state policies affecting women's empowerment.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Foreword; Institutional Affiliations of Contributors; List of Tables; List of Figures; Chapter 1. Development and Gender Empowerment: Conceptual and Theoretical Issues Kartik C. Roy, Hans C. Blomqvist and Cal Clark; 1. Introduction; 2. Development; 3. The Views of Young Marx on Development; 4. Gandhi's Ideas on Development; 5. Background to Understanding Sen's Development Philosophy; 6. Sen's Concept of Development; 7. The Link Between Young Marx, Gandhi, and Sen; 8. Institutional Implications of Sen's Theory of Development

9. Sen's Theory of Exchange Entitlement, Endowment, and Poverty10. The Essence of the Theory; 11. Decomposition of the Theory of Exchange Entitlement; 12. Poverty and Gender Empowerment; References; Chapter 2. Dimensions of Poverty and Discrimination Against Women Kartik C. Roy, Hans C. Blomqvist and Cal Clark; 1. Introduction; 2. Access and Returns to Markets; 3. To Cope with Vulnerability; 4. Gender Empowerment: Discrimination Against Women; 5. Dowry and Women's Bargaining Power; 6. Theories of Household Economy; 7. The Institution of Marriage; 8. The Institution of Dowry

9. Reasons for Dowry-Giving10. Women's Reproductive Decision; 11. Education, Health, and Employment; 11.1. Education; 11.2. Health; 11.3. Employment; 11.4. Vulnerability of female labor; 12. Ownership of Property; 13. Technological Development, Transfer, and Adoption; 14. Violence Against Women; 14.1. Powerlessness, voicelessness, helplessness, and peacelessness; 14.2. Physical violence against women; 15. Women's Participation in Political Governance; References; Chapter 3. Can the State and its Institutions Facilitate Gender Empowerment? Kartik C. Roy, Hans C. Blomqvist and Cal Clark

1. Introduction2. The State and its Institutions; 3. The Role of The State as the Formidable Institution; 4. The Demise of the Neo-Classical State; 5. The New Institutional Economics and Gender Empowerment; 6. Corruption Perception Index (CPI) and Institutional Non-Compliance Score (INCS); 7. Deprivation Scores; 8. Enforcer of Gender Discrimination: Patriarch or Matriarch; 8.1. Within the household; 8.2. Outside the Household; References; Chapter 4. Institutions and Gender Empowerment in India Kartik C. Roy; 1. Introduction; 2. Property Rights, Economic Freedom, and Empowerment

2.1. Women's socio-economic status and land rights: Historical perspective2.2. Issue of land rights in post-independence India; 2.3. Women and the current state of inheritance rights; 2.4. Women in the total population in need of land rights; 2.5. Granting land ownership to landless women: Ground realities; 3. Women's Employment and Income; 3.1. Other aspects of women's employment status; 3.2. Income and assets in household bargaining; 4. Dowry, Assets, and Violence against Women; 4.1. Dowry-related torture and murder; 4.2. Infanticide, abortion, and missing women

4.3. Vulnerability to other risks

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611948214

9781281948212

1281948217

9789812798084

9812798080

OCLC:

316004929