The women, gender and development reader
By: edited by Nalini Visvanathan ... [et al.].
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Fernwood Pub.; Zed Books Ltd.; Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Halifax; London; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 455
ISBN-13: 9781848135864; 9781848135871; 9781552664278
Subjects: Social conditions; Women in development; Economic conditions; Women
Other titles: Women, gender & development reader
Description: "In this fully revised second edition, the editors expertly present the impact of social, political and economic change by reviewing such topical issues as migration, persistent structural discrimination, the global recession and climate change. With a multidisciplinary approach, the volume vividly illustrates the theoretical debates with an array of case studies from around the world"--P. [4] of cover.
Notes: First ed. published: 1997.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: History of international development, theories and discourse of women, gender and development; title: Households, families and work; title: Women in the global economy; title: International women in social transformation; title: Women organizing themselves for change : transnational movements, local resistance.