Development Crises and Alternative Visions : Third World Women's Perspectives

Name: Development Crises and Alternative Visions
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
SKU: 9781853830006
Price: 7550 KES
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ISBN: 9781853830006

by Caren Grown , Gita Sen

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Format Paperback / softback

ISBN-10 1853830003

ISBN-13 9781853830006

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd

Imprint Earthscan Ltd

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Mar 1st, 1998

Print length 124 Pages

Weight 144 grams

Dimensions 19.80 x 12.70 x 1.00 cms

Product Classification: Gender studies: women and girls Gender studies: women

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More than half of the world's farmers are women. They are the majority of the poor, the uneducated and are the first to suffer from drought and famine. This book analyzes the policies towards Third World women. It focuses on global economic and political crises such as debt, famine, militarization, fundamentalism.

More than half of the world''s farmers are women. They are the majority of the poor, the uneducated and are the first to suffer from drought and famine. Yet their subordination is reinforced by well-meaning development policies that perpetuate social inequalities. During the 1975-85 United Nations Decade for the Advancement of Women their position actually worsened.This book analyses three decades of policies towards Third World women. Focusing on global economic and political crises - debt, famine, militarization, fundamentalism - the authors show how women''s moves to organize effective strategies for basic survival are central to an understanding of the development process.

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