Women in Developing Countries: Assessing Strategies for Empowerment

Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers 2002

Women in Developing Countries

Assessing Strategies for Empowerment

Edited by: Rekha Datta and Judith Kornberg

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685850319

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Case studies from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East explore the goals, strategies, and results of women’s empowerment efforts in developing countries.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
1 Introduction: Empowerment and Disempowerment Rekha Datta and Judith Kornberg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 Women and the United Nations: Norms, Reproductive Health and Rights, and Population Policy Charlotte Graves Patton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
3 The Empowerment of Women Through International Law Kathleen Suneja Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
4 State Ideology and Women in Rural China Kellee S. Tsai Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
5 The State, Development, and Empowerment in India Rekha Datta Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
6 Structural Adjustment and the Empowerment (or Disempowerment) of Women in Niger and Senegal Lucy Creevey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
7 Structural Adjustment Policies in Mexico and Costa Rica Kiki Anastasakos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
8 Making Waves: Women and Development in the Caribbean Marian A. L. Miller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
9 The Empowerment of Palestinian Women in the West Bank and Gaza Strip Saliba Sarsar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
10 Conclusion: Assessing Women and Empowerment Rekha Datta and Judith Kornberg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
GLOSSARY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
UN CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS OF PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE TO WOMEN’S RIGHTS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
BIBLIOGRAPHY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
THE CONTRIBUTORS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
ABOUT THE BOOK Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189

Language: English
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 189

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Published: February 1, 2002
ISBN: 9781685850319