Woman's Role in Economic Development - Softcover

Ester Boserup

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0566051397 ISBN 13: 9780566051395

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 1986

Synopsis

This classic text by Ester Boserup was the first investigation ever undertaken into what happens to women in the process of economic and social growth throughout the developing world, thereby serving as an international benchmark. In the context of the ongoing struggle for women's rights, massive urbanization and international efforts to reduce poverty, this book continues to be a vital text for economists, sociologists, development workers, activists and all those who take an active interest in women's social and economic circumstances and problems throughout the world.

About this title

About the Author:

Ester Boserup (1910-1999) was born in Denmark. A respected economist, she worked for many years as a researcher and consultant with the United Nations and other international organizations. Her other works include The Conditions of Agricultural Growth. Nazneen Kanji is Director of a Quality of Life assessment programme with the Aga Khan Development Network. Su Fei Tan is a Researcher at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) currently studying the linkages between decentralization and local management of natural resources. Camilla Toulmin is Director of IIED, an economist and co-editor of Towards a New Map of Africa (2005).

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0566051397
• ISBN 13: 9780566051395
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 283