Gender, Development and Globalization: Economics as if All People Mattered - Softcover

Beneria, Lourdes

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415927072 ISBN 13: 9780415927079

Publisher: Routledge, 2003

Synopsis

With Cold War politics lost as the organizing principle behind international politics, development has become the most import policy goal of every international organization. There is an underside (and a human side) to development, and feminism has made inroads into the highly technical debates and frothy prophecies by examining what the future really holds for the people who will live it. This book highlights the ways in which feminist analysis has contributed to a richer understanding of international development and globalization. By combining theoretical, empirical, and political perspectives and discussing cutting-edge debates around development, globalization, economic restructuring, and feminist economics, Gender, Development and Globalization presents the ultimate primer on global feminist economics.

About this title

About the Author:

Lourdes Beneria is Professor of City and Regional Planning and Women's Studies at Cornell University. She is the author of half a dozen books, and serves on the editorial board of Feminist Economics.

Review:

Behold 'Davos Man, ' symbol of the international elite that meets regularly in luxurious fortresses to advance its global interests. This book strips off his gilded three-piece suit to reveal a lifeless, brittle piece of molded plastic. Lourdes Beneria's feminist deconstruction of mainstream economics urges us to look in new directions toward a more generous, sustainable, and democratic model of global development..

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0415927072
• ISBN 13: 9780415927079
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 228