Mortgaging women's lives : feminist critiques of structural adjustment / edited by Pamela Sparr.

Other author Sparr, Pamela, 1956-
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon : Atlantic Highlands, N.J. : Zed Books, ©1994.
Descriptionx, 214 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Women--Employment. --Developing countries. --Case studies.
Structural adjustment (Economic policy)--Developing countries. --Case studies.

Contents What is structural adjustment? / Pamela Sparr -- Feminist critiques of structural adjustment / Pamela Sparr -- Privatization and the demise of state feminism in Egypt / Mervat F. Hatem -- Ghana: women in the public and informal sectors under the economic recovery programme / Takyiwaa Manuh -- What has export-oriented manufacturing meant for Turkish women? / Nilüfer Çagatay and Günseli Berik -- Structural adjustment policies, industrial development and women in Sri Lanka / Swarna Jayaweera -- The dynamics of economic change and gender roles: export cropping in the Philippines / Maria Sagrario Floro -- Nigeria: agricultural exports and compensatory schemes - rural women's production resources and quality of life / Patience Elabor-Idemudia -- Hitting where it hurts most: Jamaican women's livlihoods in crisis / Joan French -- Banking on women: where do we go from here? / Pamela Sparr.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 94041464
ISBN1856491013 (hb) :
ISBN1856491021 (pb) :

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Joyner General Stacks HD6223 .M67 1994 ✔ Available Place Hold