| Description |
ix, 189 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction: Empowerment and Disempowerment / Rekha Datta and Judith Kornberg -- 2. Women and the United Nations: Norms, Reproductive Health and Rights, and Population Policy / Charlotte Graves Patton -- 3. The Empowerment of Women Through International Law / Kathleen Suneja -- 4. State Ideology and Women in Rural China / Kellee S. Tsai -- 5. The State, Development, and Empowerment in India / Rekha Datta -- 6. Structural Adjustment and the Empowerment (or Disempowerment) of Women in Niger and Senegal / Lucy Creevey -- 7. Structural Adjustment Policies in Mexico and Costa Rica / Kiki Anastasakos -- 8. Making Waves: Women and Development in the Caribbean / Marian A. L. Miller -- 9. The Empowerment of Palestinian Women in the West Bank and Gaza Strip / Saliba Sarsar -- 10. Conclusion: Assessing Women and Empowerment / Rekha Datta and Judith Kornberg -- UN Conventions and Declarations of Particular Importance to Women's Rights |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-178) and index |
| Subject |
Women in development -- Developing countries.
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Women -- Government policy -- Developing countries.
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Women's rights -- Developing countries.
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| Author |
Kornberg, Judith F., 1954-
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Datta, Rekha.
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| LC no. |
2001048638 |
| ISBN |
1588260143 alkaline paper |
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1588260399 paperback alkaline paper |
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1588260399 paperback |
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