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Women, culture, and development : a study of human capabilities.

This volume combines philosophical inquiry with economic concerns regarding women's equality in the developing world. Adopting Amartya Sen's capability framework, international contributors tackle issues of cultural relativism vs. cultural imperialism and local tradition vs. universalist c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nussbaum, Martha C. (Martha Craven), 1947-
Autor Corporativo: Oxford University Press
Otros Autores: Glover, Jonathan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1995.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • FOREWORD; Contents; List of contributors; Introduction; PART I: WOMEN'S EQUALITY: A CASE STUDY; A Matter of Survival: Women's Right to Employment in India and Bangladesh; PART II: WOMEN'S EQUALITY: METHODOLOGY, FOUNDATIONS; Human Capabilities, Female Human Beings; Commentator; The Research Programme of Development Ethics; Justice, Capabilities, and Vulnerabilities; Functioning and Capability: The Foundations of Sen's and Nussbaum's Development Ethic; Pragmatism and Moral Objectivity; Democracy and Rationality: A Dialogue With Hilary Putnam.
  • Cultural Complexity, Moral Interdependence, and the Global Dialogical CommunityPART III: WOMEN'S EQUALITY: JUSTICE, LAW, AND REASON; Gender Inequality and Theories of Justice; Inequalities Between the Sexes in Different Cultural Contexts; Why Not a Feminist Theory of Justice?; Gender, Caste, and Law; Emotions and Women's Capabilities; Commentator; A Note on the Value of Gender-Identification; PART IV: WOMEN'S EQUALITY: REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES; Gender Inequality in China and Cultural Relativism; Inequality in Capabilities Between Men and Women in Mexico; Femininity, Equality, and Personhood.
  • Recovering Igbo Traditions: A Case for Indigenous Women's Organizations in DevelopmentIndex of Names; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; X; Y; Z; Index of Subjects; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X.