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Male Bias in the Development Process

By Diane Elson

Book information

Publisher
Manchester University Press
Year
1991
ISBN
0719025559
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11975661 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
232\232
Topic
Economy
Time added
2021-09-30 13:01:57
Development economics male bias

Description

This book argues that the development process is marked by male bias - ill-founded and unjustified asymmetries that operate in favour of men and against women. 1 Male bias in the development process: an overview Duane Elson 2 Women, work and property in the Chinese peasant household of the 1980s Delia Davin 3 Changing gender relations in Zimbabwe: the case of individual family resettlement areas Susie Facobs 4 ‘The limits to women’s independent careers: gender in the formal and informal sectors in Nigeria Carolyne Dennis 5 Informal sector or female sector?: gender bias in urban labour market models Alison MacEwen Scott 6 Male bias and women’s work in Mexico’s border industries Ruth Pearson 7 Male bias in macro-economics: the case of structural adjustment Duane Elson 8 Overcoming male bias Duane Elson

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