Chains of fortune
Subtitle: linking women producers and workers with global markets
By: [edited by Marilyn Carr].
Contributors: Carr, Marilyn.; Commonwealth Secretariat.
Publisher: Commonwealth Secretariat
Published: 2004
Place of publication: [London]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
Subjects: Women -- Employment -- Developing countries -- Case studies.; Women in development -- Developing countries -- Case studies.; Poor women -- Developing countries -- Case studies.; Sex discrimination in employment -- Developing countries -- Case studies.; Informal sector (Economics) -- Developing countries -- Case studies.; Globalization -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries -- Case studies.
Genres: Case studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction -- M. Carr; title: From tree-minders to global players : cocoa farmers in Ghana -- P. Tiffin [et al.]; title: Tradition, trade and technology : virgin coconut oil in Samoa -- J. Cretney and A. Tafuna'i; title: Cashing in on cashew nuts : women producers and factory workers in Mozambique -- N. Kanji [et al.]; title: National labour legislation in an informal context : women workers in export horticulture in South Africa -- S. Barrientos, A. Kritzinger and H. Rossnow; title: Rags, riches and women workers : export-oriented garment manufacturing in Bangladesh -- N. Kabeer and S. Mahmud; title: On the threshold of informalization : women call centre workers in India -- S. Mitter, G. Fernandez and S. Varghese; title: The trade policy context -- S. Page; title: Lessons learned -- M. Carr.