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World Scientific Studies in International Economics - Vol. 5
INSTITUTIONS AND GENDER EMPOWERMENT IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
edited by Kartik Roy (University of Queensland, Australia), Hans Blomqvist (Swedish School of Economics & Business Administration, Finland) & Cal Clark (Auburn University, USA)
Since women account for almost 50 percent of the world’s population, the sustainability of development of the global economy can be greatly impaired if the state authorities in individual countries pay less attention to the improvement in the socio-economic status of women relative to men. Improvement in socio-economic status which facilitates empowerment of individuals is greatly dependent on conducive informal institutions and state institutions. This book is the first of its kind to critically examine the role of these institutions in women’s empowerment in five continents in the world. The analysis of the role of institutions in individual countries is underpinned by a robust theoretical background presented in the first three chapters. The chapters on individual countries also include a section dealing with recommendations for changes in state policies affecting women’s empowerment.
Contents:
- Development and Gender Empowerment: Conceptual and Theoretical
Issues (K C Roy et al.)
- Dimensions of Poverty and Discrimination Against Women (K C Roy et al.)
- Can the State and Its Institutions Facilitate Gender Empowerment? (K C Roy et al.)
- Institutions and Gender Empowerment in India (K C Roy & K Cheema)
- Institutions and Gender Empowerment in China (J Howell)
- Institutions and Gender Empowerment in Taiwan (C Clark & J Clark)
- Institutions and Gender Empowerment in Thailand (T Siriphant)
- Institutions and Gender Empowerment in Kenya (T Kiriti-Nanga et al.)
- Institutions and Gender Empowerment: An Overview of Issues (K C Roy et al.)
- Institutions and Gender Empowerment in USA (C Clark & J Clark)
- Institutions and Gender Empowerment in Australia (A Medhekar)
- Institutions and Gender Empowerment in Greece (R Dellios)
- Institutions and Gender Empowerment — Lessons Learnt (K C Roy et al.)
- and other papers
Readership: Scholars, students, policy-makers and professionals interested in
economic, sociological and environmental issues affecting women’s empowerment.
| 400pp (approx.) |
Pub. date: Scheduled Fall 2008 |
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