| Description |
viii, 366 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Studies in development economics. |
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Studies in development economics.
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| Note |
Papers based on findings of a research conference that took place at WIDER in September, 1991. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Credits |
Based on "Gender and Restructuring: Perestroika, the 1989 Revolutions, and Women", a conference held in Sept. 1991 at WIDER. |
| Contents |
List of Contributors -- Introduction: Gender Dynamics of Economic and Political Change: Efficiency, Equality, and Women -- 1. Women and the Politics of Transition in Central and Eastern Europe -- 2. Democratization and Women's Movements in Central and Eastern Europe: Concepts of Women's Rights -- 3. Women in East Germany: From State Socialism to Capitalist Welfare State -- 4. The Transition to Democracy in Bulgaria: Challenges and Risks for Women -- 5. Educational Attainment, the Status of Women, and the Private School Movement in Poland -- 6. Gender and Restructuring: The Impact of Perestroika and its Aftermath on Soviet Women -- 7. Changes in Gender Discourses and Policies in the Former Soviet Union -- 8. Glasnost and 'the Woman Question' in the Mirror of Public Opinion: Attitudes towards Women, Work, and the Family -- 9. Comparative Study of Women's Work Satisfaction and Work Commitment: Research Findings from Estonia, Moscow, and Scandinavia -- 10. Women's Economic Status in the Restructuring of Eastern Europe -- 11. The Changing Economic Status of Women in the Period of Transition to a Market Economy System: The Case of the Czech and Slovak Republics after 1989 -- 12. Economic Reform and Women: A General Framework with Specific Reference to Hungary -- 13. Gender Aspects of Dismantling the Command Economy in Eastern Europe: The Case of Poland -- 14. Bringing The Third World In: A Comparative Analysis of Gender and Restructuring -- Afterword -- Index. |
| Summary |
"Democratic Reform and the Position of Women explores the effects of the post-1989 developments in Eastern and Central Europe and the former Soviet Union on the social, economic, and political position of the women of these countries. It explains how the economic crisis, collapse of communism, social breakdown, and changing institutions and practices of the state have an impact upon women's roles and status." "The volume uses a combination of theoretical work on the fundamental questions of these 'gender dynamics', and empirical studies on aspects such as educational attainment, social security provisions, political representation, and level and type of employment. Several of the chapters use comparative analysis, drawing on previous research into women's position during development in the Third World, and under socialism in the years prior to 1989. Countries covered in the empirical case studies are Russia, Estonia, Poland, the Czech and Slovak republics, the former East Germany, Hungary, and Bulgaria." |
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"The contributors draw the conclusion that women are among the principal losers in the restructuring process, both through the rise in conservative cultures (e.g. greater religiosity and emphasis on women's reproductive role), and through the economic imperatives of competing in a market-based system. Among the findings are that women are deemed 'expensive labour', due to statutory provisions such as maternity leave, that democratization has meant the elimination of quotas for female representatives in governments, and that women's access to new training is under threat."--Jacket. |
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Women -- Europe, Eastern -- Congresses.
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Women -- Former Soviet republics -- Congresses.
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Europe, Eastern -- Economic policy -- 1989- -- Congresses.
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Former Soviet republics -- Economic policy -- Congresses.
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Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- 1989- -- Congresses.
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Former Soviet republics -- Politics and government -- Congresses.
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Eastern Europe.
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Economic policy. (OCoLC)fst00902025
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Politics and government (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Women. (OCoLC)fst01176568
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Eastern Europe. (OCoLC)fst01245079
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Soviet Union -- Former Soviet republics.
(OCoLC)fst01262458
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Economische hervormingen.
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Sociale situatie.
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Vrouwen.
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| Chronological Term |
Since 1989
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| Indexed Term |
Women Economic conditions |
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Eastern Europe |
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attitudes |
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centraal-europa |
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central europe |
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cmea |
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communisme |
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communism |
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democratie |
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democracy |
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participatie |
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participation |
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politiek |
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politics |
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positie van de vrouw |
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woman's status |
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vrouwen |
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feminisme |
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feminism |
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politieke partijen |
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political parties |
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protest |
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verhoudingen tussen bevolking en staat |
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relations between people and state |
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vrouw en samenleving |
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woman and society |
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vrouwenbeweging |
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women's movement |
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Economics of Gender |
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Gender en economie |
| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings. (OCoLC)fst01423772
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| Added Author |
Moghadam, Valentine M., 1952-
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Democratic reform and the position of women in transitional economies. Oxford [England] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1993 (OCoLC)654957495 |
| ISBN |
0198288204 (cloth) |
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9780198288206 (cloth) |
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