The Women, Gender and Development Reader - Softcover

Nalini Visvanathan; Lynn Duggan; Nan Wiegersma; Laurie Nisonoff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1848135874 ISBN 13: 9781848135871

Publisher: Zed Books, 2011

Synopsis

The Women, Gender and Development Reader is the definitive volume of literature dedicated to women in the development process. Now in a fully revised second edition, the editors expertly present the impacts of social, political and economic change by reviewing such topical issues as migration, persistent structural discrimination, the global recession, and climate change. Approached from a multidisciplinary perspective, the theoretical debates are vividly illustrated by an array of global case studies.

This now classic book, has been designed as a comprehensive reader, presenting the best of the now vast body of literature. The book is divided into five parts, incorporating readings from the leading experts and authorities in each field. The result is a unique and extensive discussion, a guide to the evolution of the field, and a vital point of reference for those studying or with a keen interest in women in the development process.

About this title

About the Author

Nalini Visvanathan is an independent researcher living in the Washington, DC area, USA.

Lynn Duggan is Professor of Labor Studies at Indiana University Bloomington, USA.

Laurie Nisonoff is Professor of Economics at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. She is an editor of the Review of Radical Political Economics.

Nan Wiegersma is Professor of Economics, Emeritus, at Fitchburg State College, Massachusetts, USA. She is the author of Vietnam: Peasant Land, Peasant Revolution and is coauthor (with Joseph Medley) of US Development Policies toward the Pacific Rim.

Edition details

• Publisher: Zed Books
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1848135874
• ISBN 13: 9781848135871
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 472
• Editor: Nalini Visvanathan, Lynn Duggan, Nan Wiegersma, Laurie Nisonoff