Women and Development in the Third World
Women and Development in the Third World
Résumé
This important book reviews both policy and practice in Latin America, Africa and Asia and raises thought-provoking questions concerning the role of development planning and the empowerment of women.
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Women and Development in the Third World by Janet Momsen
For all societies, the common denominator of gender is female subordination. For women of the Third World the effects of this position are worsened by economic crisis, the legacy of colonialism, as well as patriarchal attitudes and economic crises. Feminist critique has introduced the gender factor to development theory, arguing that the equal distribution of the benefits of economic development can only be achieved through a radical restructuring of the process of development. This important new book reviews both policy and practice in Latin America, Africa and Asia and raises thought-provoking questions concerning the role of development planning and the empowerment of women.'.. the author should be congradulated in the admirable way she has summarised recent research on the topic of women and development ... this book is the first and much-needed attempt to explain these vital issues to a more general audience ... this book should be required reading for sixth formers and undergraduates studying development in the Third World. - Area
Janet Momsen recently retired from the University of California, Davis as Professor of Geography although she is still working with several postgraduate students there. She is now affiliated with the University of Oxford as a Senior Research Associate in the School of the Environment and in International Gender Studies. She has taught at several universities in England, in Canada, Brazil, Costa Rica and in the USA and carried out field research in the Caribbean, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ghana, Mexico, China, Bangladesh and Hungary.
| SKU | Non disponible |
| ISBN 13 | 9780415016957 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415016959 |
| Titre | Women and Development in the Third World |
| Auteur | Janet Momsen |
| Série | Routledge Introductions To Development |
| État | Non disponible |
| Type de reliure | Paperback |
| Éditeur | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Année de publication | 1991-03-07 |
| Nombre de pages | 128 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
| Note | Non disponible |