The gender politics of development : essays in hope and despair /
Rai, Shirin.
London ; New York : Zed Books,
2008.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : the gender politics of development -- Gender, nationalism and 'nation-building' -- Women and the post-colonial state -- Theorizing gender and democratization -- Mainstreaming gender, democratizing the state? -- Quotas in context -- Globalization, development and global governance -- Knowledge and/as power -- Networking across borders -- Conclusion: what hopes, why despair? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Women in development.
Women in politics.
Feminism
Women in politics
Women in politics
Democratization.