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245 0 0 _aUnpacking globalisation :
_bmarkets, gender and work /
_cedited by Linda Lucas.
260 _aKampala :
_bWomen and Gender Studies, Makerere University,
_cc2005.
300 _axxix, 490 p. :
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_c22 cm.
490 0 _aGendered worlds series
500 _a CONTENT PART ONE: UNPACKING GLOBALIZATION: MARKETS, GENDER & WORK 1.Gender, the Economy and the Workplace: Issues for the Women's Movement 2. Counter-geographies of Globalization: The Feminization of Survival 3. Globalization, Structural Adjustment and Women's Transnational Solidarities 4. Engendering Human Security: Intersections of Security, Globalization, and Gender 5. Sub-Saharan Africa : Globalisation, trade liberalization and impact on lives of the poor PART TWO: SHIFTING REALITIES: WOMEN AND MEN MOVING IN THE ECONOMY 6. Sustainability of Rural Communities in a Global Perspective: Limitations and Opportunities 7. Gender and Work in Malaysia: Forces Behind the Work Patterns 8. Locating Women: Structure and Work in the Ugandan Macroeconomy 9. Inquiries into Women's Perceptions of What Constitutes Their Well-being 10. Urban Employment for Rural Women: Gains and Challenges 11. Family Responsibilities: The Politics of Love and Care 12. Social Security of Elderly Women and Men in Burkina Faso 13.Traditional Female Sex Workers of Rajasthan, India: An Ethnographic Study of the Nat Community 14. Gendering the Economy: Some Experiments from the Indian Subcontinent 15. Women as Wealth Creators and Managers in Uganda 16. Has Affirmative action reached South African women? PART THREE: ENGENDERING THE WORLD OF COMMERCE 17. Unveiling the gendered nature of organizational theory 18. "Translating Empowerment:" Swedish Immigrant Women and State Sponsored Employment Project 19. The Empowerment of Women and Productive Backyard Projects in Mexico 20. Mainstreaming Gender into NGO Work: A Case Study from Nigeria 21. Rethinking Female Entrepreneurship Discourse: The Perilous Problems of Cultural Mythicizing in a Globalizing Society 22. Women entrepreneurs : A challenge to a gender economy PART FOUR: ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SAVINGS, AND NETWORKING AS EMPOWERMENT 23. Women in Business Networks 24. Women's Entrepreneurship: The Empowerment of Women through Enterprise Development Training 25. Empowerment of Women through Credit Facilities: A Case of FINCA in Jinja District, Uganda 26. Possibilities for Saving Money? The Case of Female Slum Dwellers in a Bangalore Slum 27. Analysis of Factors Influencing the Survival of Women's Economic Groups in Tanzania
504 _aReferences : p. 444-486 . _ Index : p. 487-490.
650 0 _aInternational Economics
650 0 _aGlobalization and Gender
650 0 _aEconomic systems
700 1 _aLucas, Linda E.
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