Women and globalization in the Arab Middle East : gender, economy, and society / edited by Eleanor Abdella Doumato, Marsha Pripstein Posusney.

Other author Doumato, Eleanor Abdella.
Other author Posusney, Marsha Pripstein.
Format Book
Publication InfoBoulder : L. Rienner Publishers, ©2003.
Descriptionix, 297 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Women in development--Middle East.
Women in development--Arab countries.
Women--Middle East. --Economic conditions.
Women--Arab countries. --Economic conditions.
Women--Middle East. --Social conditions.
Women--Arab countries. --Social conditions.
Globalization--Economic aspects.
Globalization--Social aspects.

Contents Introduction: The mixed blessing of globalization / Marsha Pripstein Posusney and Eleanor Abdella Doumato.-- pt. 1. Women in reforming Middle Eastern economies: employment, production, and reproduction. Arab economies and globalization: an overview / Karen Pfeifer and Marsha Pripstein Posusney ; Women in the MENA labor market: an eclectic survey / Zafiris Tzannatos and Iqbal Kaur ; Reexamining the fertility puzzle in MENA / Jennifer Olmsted.-- pt. 2. Case studies. Egypt: structural adjustment and women's employment / Heba Nassar ; Gender and employment: Egypt in comparative perspective / Ragui Assaad ; Jordan: women and the struggle for political opening / Laurie A. Brand ; Women in Tunisia: between state feminism and economic reform / Emma C. Murphy ; Sudanese women in national service, militias, and the home / Sondra Hale ; Kuwait: sex, violence, and the politics of economic restructuring / Mary Ann Tétreault ; Education in Saudi Arabia: gender, jobs, and the price of religion / Eleanor Abdella Doumato.-- Epilogue / Marsha Pripstein Posusney and Eleanor Abdella Doumato.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 263-278) and index.
LCCN 2002073941
ISBN1588261107 (alk. paper)
ISBN1588261344 (pb. : alk. paper)

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