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Harvesting feminist knowledge for public policy [electronic resource] : rebuilding progress / edited by Devaki Jain and Diane Elson.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic policy.
- Feminism.
- Social policy.
- Women in development.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (394 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Ottawa [Ont.] : International Development Research Centre ; New Delhi [India] : SAGE, c2011
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Reflecting on the flaws in the patterns of development, this title argues for political, economic, and social changes to promote equality and sustainability. It also argues that the very approach being taken to understand and measure progress, and plan for and evaluate development, needs rethinking in ways that draw on the experiences of women.
- Contents:
- Economics for a Post-crisis World: Putting Social Justice First / Diane Elson
- 'Rebooting' is Not an Option: Toward Equitable Social and Economic Development / Stephanie Seguino
- Questioning Economic Success through the Lens of Hunger / Devaki Jain
- Globalization, Labour, and Women's Work: Critical Challenges for a Post-Neoliberal World / Lourdes Beneria
- Removing the Cloak of Invisibility: Integrating Unpaid Household Services in the Philippines' Economic Accounts / Solita Collas-Monsod
- Poor Women Organizing for Economic Justice / Renana Jhabvala
- Gender Dimensions of the World of Work in a Globalized Economy? / Naoko Otobe
- Gender, Global Crises, and Climate Change / Itza Castaneda and Sarah Gammage
- The Cost of the Commoditization of Food and Water for Women / Yassine Fall
- Modernity, Technology, and the Progress of Women in Japan: Problems and Prospects? / Hiroko Hara
- Equity in Post-crisis China: A Feminist Political Economy Perspective / Lanyan Chen
- Cuban Development Alternatives to Market-driven Economies: A Gendered Case Study on Women's Employment / Marta Nunez
- Sarmiento Challenges for African Feminism in the Contemporary Moment / Patricia McFadden
- "Progressive Masculinities": Oxymoron or Achievable? / Jael Silliman.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-42246-8
- 9786613422460
- 81-321-0923-6
- 1-55250-545-6
- OCLC:
- 775362106
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