Women Globalization And Fragmentation In The Developing World

Author : H. Afshar,S. Barrientos
Publisher : Springer
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1999-07-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780230371279

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Women, Globalization and Fragmentation in the Developing World by H. Afshar,S. Barrientos Pdf

The process of globalization has had a dramatic impact on the lives of women in developing countries in the past decade. They have been increasingly drawn into insecure flexible employment working for the world market. The feminisation of the labour market has increased the burdens on women, and the inability of men to access full-time well-remunerated employment has exacerbated the process of male out-migration and has left many families headed by women. At the same time the reduction in state services and welfare has increased the burdens placed on women. Nevertheless the consequences of globalization have been different for different women in different places. In some circumstances it has created opportunities for greater empowerment, whilst in others it has stimulated a reaction and increased the subordination of women. This book explores the experiences of women in diverse local contexts within different cultures and faiths, drawing on case studies from Asia, Africa and Latin America. It draws out the contradictory and fragmented impact of globalization at the local level on the lives of women in the developing world.

Author : Pam Rajput
Publisher : APH Publishing
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8170246695

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Women and Globalisation by Pam Rajput Pdf

Contributed articles on the loans provided by the international organizations to developing countries and its consequences on women and the poor.

Author : Ligaya Lindio-McGovern,Isidor Wallimann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317126935

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Globalization and Third World Women by Ligaya Lindio-McGovern,Isidor Wallimann Pdf

Adopting the notion of 'third world' as a political as well as a geographical category, this volume analyzes marginalized women's experiences of globalization. It unravels the intersections of race, culture, ethnicity, nationality and class which have shaped the position of these women in the global political economy, their cultural and their national history. In addition to a thematically structured and highly informative investigation, the authors offer an exploration of the policy implications which are commonly neglected in mainstream literature. The result is a must have volume for sociological academics, social policy experts and professionals working within non-governmental organizations.

Author : Lourdes Beneria,Günseli Berik,Maria Floro
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136263668

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Gender, Development and Globalization by Lourdes Beneria,Günseli Berik,Maria Floro Pdf

Gender, Development, and Globalization is the leading primer on global feminist economics and development. Lourdes Benería, a pioneer in the field of feminist economics, is joined in this second edition by Gunseli Berik and Maria Floro to update the text to reflect the major theoretical, empirical, and methodological contributions and global developments in the last decade. Its interdisciplinary investigation remains accessible to a broad audience interested in an analytical treatment of the impact of globalization processes on development and wellbeing in general and on social and gender equality in particular. The revision will continue to provide a wide-ranging discussion of the strategies and policies that hold the most promise in promoting equitable and sustainable development. The authors make the case for feminist economics as a useful framework to address major contemporary global challenges, such as inequalities between the global South and North as well as within single countries; persistent poverty; and increasing vulnerability to financial crises, food crises, and climate change. The authors’ approach is grounded in the intellectual current of feminism and human development, drawing on Amartya Sen’s capability approach and focused on the importance of the care economy, increasing pressures faced by women, and the failures of neoliberal reforms to bring about sustainable development, reduction in poverty, inequality, and vulnerability to economic crisis.

Author : Delia D. Aguilar,Anne E. Lacsamana
Publisher : Humanities Press International
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114392108

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Women and Globalization by Delia D. Aguilar,Anne E. Lacsamana Pdf

Delia D. Aguilar and Anne E. Lacsamana have assembled a collection of articles showing the various ways in which the neoliberal agenda of globalization has drawn women into productive labor and in the process radically reshaped their lives in the reproductive sphere. Implemented primarily through the structural adjustment programs required by international financial agencies, neoliberalism has intensified women's exploitation on the assembly line and spawned an unprecedented diaspora of women as mail-order brides, domestic helpers, and workers in the sex trade. Many of the essays describe the appalling conditions that characterize these work sites. Not less important, they underscore the vitality of grassroots organizations where women collectively wage battles for better work lives and envision a system more humane than what currently exists.

Author : Valentine M. Moghadam
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2005-02-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0801880246

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Globalizing Women by Valentine M. Moghadam Pdf

Winner of the Victoria Schuck award given by the American Political Science Association and an Honorable Mention in the Distinguished Book Award given by the Political Economy of World Systems section of the American Sociological Association Globalization may offer modern feminism its greatest opportunity and greatest challenge. Allowing communication and information exchange while also exacerbating economic and social inequalities, globalization has fostered the growth of transnational feminist networks (TFNs). These groups have used the Internet to build coalitions, lobby governments, and advance the goals of feminism. Globalizing Women explains how the negative and positive aspects of globalization have helped to create transnational networks of activists and organizations with common agendas. Sociologist Valentine M. Moghadam discusses six such feminist networks to analyze the organization, objectives, programs, and outcomes of these groups in their effort to improve conditions for women throughout the world. Moghadam also examines how "globalizing women" are responding to and resisting growing inequalities, the exploitation of female labor, and patriarchal fundamentalisms. This book is an important addition to literature exploring feminism as well as to the broader discussion of the impact of transnational social movements and organizations in the globalized world.

Author : Ligaya Lindio-McGovern,Isidor Wallimann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Globalization
ISBN : 1315585138

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Globalization and Third World Women by Ligaya Lindio-McGovern,Isidor Wallimann Pdf

Author : Caroline Sweetman,Joanna Kerr
Publisher : Oxfam
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0855984929

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Women Reinventing Globalisation by Caroline Sweetman,Joanna Kerr Pdf

This volume analyses approaches to economic and political change and propose ways of ensuring that ideas are translated into concrete actions. The aim is to re-politicise the gender and development community with a solutions-oriented approach which looks at globalisation through women's eyes, and finds energising ideas.

Author : Lourdes Benería
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0415927064

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Gender, Development, and Globalization by Lourdes Benería Pdf

Extrait de la couverture . "Examining the ways in which feminist analysis has made inroads into the highly technical debates and frothy prophesies of international development and globalization, [this book] presents the ultimate primer on global feminist economics."

Author : Erica Polakoff,Ligaya Lindio-McGovern
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Globalization
ISBN : 1897160348

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Gender & Globalization by Erica Polakoff,Ligaya Lindio-McGovern Pdf

Neoliberal globalization has had a detrimental impact on most women and their families in the global South or Third World. This book reveals that not only does globalization exacerbate their already subordinate position in the global political economy, but also that women are beginning to fight back. They have devised various ways to resist the negative consequences of neoliberal policies and corporate globalization on their everyday lives and on their nation states. Their politics of resistance offer strategies, insights, and practical ideas about how a better and more just world can be achieved. Gender and Globalization pays particular attention to the contradictions of neoliberal globalization and how these contradictions create resistance to it, as well as the search for equitable and empowering alternatives.

Author : Wendy Harcourt,Arturo Escobar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Body, Human
ISBN : 1565492072

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Women and the Politics of Place by Wendy Harcourt,Arturo Escobar Pdf

"This book analyzes the mobilization of women's economic and social justice movements by challenging traditional views"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Mahtab, Nazmunnessa,Haque, Tania,Khan, Ishrat,Islam, Md. Mynul,Wahid, Ishret Binte
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781522530190

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Handbook of Research on Women's Issues and Rights in the Developing World by Mahtab, Nazmunnessa,Haque, Tania,Khan, Ishrat,Islam, Md. Mynul,Wahid, Ishret Binte Pdf

Equal rights for women are an essential aspect for establishing strong societies. By making strides on these issues, nations are helping to create valuable civilizations for their own population to establish livelihoods in. The Handbook of Research on Women's Issues and Rights in the Developing World is a pivotal scholarly resource that discusses the current issues facing women’s rights in developing nations, as well as suggestions for improvements on these problems. Featuring in-depth discussions on relevant topics such as working-class women, gender theories, and international migration, this publication is an ideal resource for academicians, students, and researchers that are interested in learning more about the current challenges to the women’s rights movement, and how to best combat them.

Author : Francien van Driel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351889001

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The Gender Question in Globalization by Francien van Driel Pdf

Orthodox views of globalization assume that it has the same features and impact everywhere, i.e. the feminization of poverty, labour and even peace. As these ideas circulate in official documents and scientific writings, they settle practically as truths. This challenging and unique book is amongst the first to deconstruct these orthodoxies, using a multi-layered gender analysis where globalization is not treated as a linear and top-down process with a known outcome and a pre-conceived definition of gender. Instead, the authors scrutinize the dynamics of each context on its own merits, including the agency of women and men, resulting in unexpected and groundbreaking insights into the variety of differences apparent, even in sometimes seemingly similar global processes. Through this gender lens, different and new meanings of gender appear, rooted in multiple modernities. The book will be a seminal contribution to debates in the fields of international labour, sexuality, identity, feminism, peace studies and migration.

Author : Joyce Gelb,Marian Lief Palley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781851099894

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Women and Politics around the World [2 volumes] by Joyce Gelb,Marian Lief Palley Pdf

A unique two-volume examination of the progress women have made in achieving political equality, Women and Politics around the World addresses both transnational and gender-related issues as well as specific conditions in more than 20 countries. Women and Politics around the World: A Comparative History and Survey is an exploration of the role of women in political systems worldwide, as well as an examination of how government actions in various countries have an impact on the lives of the female population. Women and Politics around the World divides its coverage into two volumes. The first looks at such crucial issues facing women today as health policy, civil rights, and education, comparing conditions around the world. The second volume profiles 22 different countries, representing a broad range of governments, economies, and cultures. Each profile looks at the history and current state of women's political and economic participation in a particular country, and includes an in-depth look at a representative policy. The result is a resource unlike any other—one that gives students, researchers, and other interested readers a fresh new way of investigating a truly global issue.

Author : Debdas Banerjee,Michael Goldfield
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2007-12-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134059751

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Labor, Globalization and the State by Debdas Banerjee,Michael Goldfield Pdf

This book explores the impact of neoliberal globalization on labour markets and the state in the developed and developing world. It focuses especially on the United States and the economies of Asia – in particular, India. Liberalized trade and investment are thought by neoliberals to be the best levers for raising labour standards, provided labour market flexibility and capital market restructuring accompany them. Labour market flexibility and capital market restructuring, at a first glance, appear to be complementary and symmetric policies. In practice, however, they might have very asymmetric consequences. This book addresses these issues, and it presents a comprehensive analysis of the key questions such as: How far is globalization a ‘real’ threat to the conventional systems of wage fixation, employment pattern, and basic rights at work in both developed, as well as underdeveloped countries? Are casualization and informalization of the workforce direct outcomes of deregulation? How do labour organizations cope with the volatility of the labour market? Are the existing labour market conditions and forms of labour organizations misfits in the globalized business world? Is it at all feasible to choose a high road that combines some degree of labour market flexibility with better labour standards? This book will be of interest to academics working on International Development, Development Economics, Political Economy, Comparative Labour Studies and Asian Studies.