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Searching for Security : Women's Responses to Economic Transformations.

Human Security is a development buzzword of the 1990s. To attain security people need to be safe from natural disasters, such as famine, and 'man-made' problems, such as unemployment. Women are a particularly insecure section of society with the impact of deprivation disproportionately sho...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baud, Isa
Otros Autores: Smyth, Ines
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014.
Colección:Routledge studies in development and society.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 SEARCHING FOR SECURITY: WOMEN'S RESPONSES TO ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATIONS; 2 GLOBAL CHANGE AND INSECURITY: ARE WOMEN THE PROBLEM OR THE SOLUTION?; 3 THE RETREAT OF THE STATE IN THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING CARIBBEAN: THE IMPACT ON WOMEN AND THEIR RESPONSES; 4 INFORMAL SOCIAL SECURITY IN AFRICA FROM A GENDER PERSPECTIVE; 5 IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH: GENDER ISSUES IN HEALTH POLICY AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE 1990s; 6 HOW CAN HUNGARIAN WOMEN LOSE WHAT THEY HAVE NEVER HAD?
  • 7 ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING IN MALAYSIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR WOMEN WORKERS8 TARGETING WOMAN-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS AND WOMAN-MAINTAINED FAMILIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; Index.