Women in Developing Countries : : Assessing Strategies for Empowerment / / ed. by Rekha Datta, Judith Kornberg.

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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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
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Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]
©2002
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (189 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
CONTENTS --
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --
1 Introduction: Empowerment and Disempowerment --
2 Women and the United Nations: Norms, Reproductive Health and Rights, and Population Policy --
3 The Empowerment of Women Through International Law --
4 State Ideology and Women in Rural China --
5 The State, Development, and Empowerment in India --
6 Structural Adjustment and the Empowerment (or Disempowerment) of Women in Niger and Senegal --
7 Structural Adjustment Policies in Mexico and Costa Rica --
8 Making Waves: Women and Development in the Caribbean --
9 The Empowerment of Palestinian Women in the West Bank and Gaza Strip --
10 Conclusion: Assessing Women and Empowerment --
GLOSSARY --
UN CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS OF PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE TO WOMEN’S RIGHTS --
BIBLIOGRAPHY --
THE CONTRIBUTORS --
INDEX --
ABOUT THE BOOK
Summary: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.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781685850319
9783110784251
DOI:10.1515/9781685850319
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Rekha Datta, Judith Kornberg.