Gender and social protection in the developing world beyond mothers and safety nets / Rebecca Holmes and Nicola Jones.

Author/creator Holmes, Rebecca
Other author Jones, Nicola Anne.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Zed Books ; New York : Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan,
Descriptionxix, 316 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Subjects

Contents Introduction : why social protection needs a gender lens -- Key concepts in gender and social protection -- The gendered patterning of vulnerability, risk and resilience -- Transferring income and assets : assessing the contribution to gender-sensitive poverty reduction -- Working one's way out of poverty : public works through a gender lens -- Insuring against shocks : the gendered dimensions of insurance -- Ensuring access to state provision : towards more gender-sensitive subsidy schemes -- Why politics matters : a gendered political economy approach to social protection -- Conclusions and recommendations : advancing gender-sensitive social protection.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 271-306) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013478043
ISBN9781780320410 (pb)
ISBN1780320418 (pb)
ISBN9781780320427 (hb)
ISBN1780320426 (hb)

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