| Description |
viii, 247 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-239) and index. |
| Contents |
Economic development and women: an overview of issues -- Discrimination and changes in the status of women with economic development: general views and theories -- Women and development in Taiwan: the importance of the institutional context -- The socioeconomic status of today's Chinese women -- Economic development, industrial trends, and women workers in Malaysia -- Women in Japan -- Women in South Asia with a particular reference to India -- Women and development in |
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sub-Saharan Africa with special reference to Tanzania -- Finish gender contracts -- Women in the European Union: equality achieved? The status of American women: modernity, material progress, but suffering from an "individualistic" culture -- The magic of the market and the price women pay: examples from Latin America and the Caribbean -- Australia: economic issues of women in paid employment -- Conclusions. |
| Subject |
Women in development.
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Women -- Economic conditions.
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Economic development.
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| Added Author |
Roy, K. C. (Kartik Chandra), 1941-
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Tisdell, C. A. (Clement Allan)
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Blomqvist, H. C. (Hans-Christer)
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| ISBN |
0275951340 alkaline paper |
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0275966313 paperback |
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