Liberation from Liberalization: Gender and Globalization in South East Asia [Hardcover]

Roksana Bahramitash (Author)

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ISBN-10: 1842774387 | ISBN-13: 978-1842774380 | Publication Date: October 13, 2005

This book focuses on Southeast Asia and the role the state has played in the economies of Taiwan, Indonesia and the Philippines. While showing that the role of women in the economy has contributed significantly to economic growth, limiting the role of the state under the influence of neo-liberal globalization, particularly with welfare state reduction, has been responsible for growing poverty, especially among women. The book argues in favor of a system that incorporates women's groups into the decision-making process of the state while making sure the state remains both transparent and subject to the political advocacy of its citizens

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Roksana Bahramitash is a Faculty Lecturer on Gender and Environment at the Simone de Beauvoir Institute, Concordia University, Montreal.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Zed Books (October 13, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1842774387
• ISBN-13: 978-1842774380
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,625,750 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Liberation from Liberalization: Gender and Globalization in South East Asia (Paperback)

I was hoping it would come a little sooner (in time for the semester) but I had no such luck.