Women in the Age of Economic Transformation: Gender Impact of Reforms in Post-Socialist and Developing Countries [Paperback]

Nahid Aslanbeigui (Editor), Steven Pressman (Editor), Gale Summerfield (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 14, 1994 | ISBN-10: 0415104238 | ISBN-13: 978-0415104234 | Edition: 1

Changes are sweeping the world economy and are most apparent in post-socialist Europe and in the developing world. This volume examines the impact these changes are having on women. The authors discuss the evidence of gender bias and reach some telling if unsurprising conclusions. Regardless of the country involved, the findings point to consistent female disadvantage in the transformation process.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A useful addtion to undergraduate and graduate interdisciplinary collections in amthropology, women's studies, labor economics, and edconomic devleopment.
–Choice

The major contribution of this book lies in providing further evidence on economic and social conditions of women and in lending empirical support that reveals the gender biases of recent economic policy...the book is a useful addition to literature on women and economic change throughout the world and a welcome effort that contributes to moving economics in the direction of more substantive analysis of economic processes.
–Journal of Economic Issues

With a truly global scale, this book will be a useful resource for those teaching `gender and ...' courses in planning, geography, or development studies
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–Environment/Planning

With a truly global scope, this book will be a useful resource for those teaching 'gender and ...' courses in planning, geography, or development studies
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–1997 Environment/Planning

About the Author

Nahid Aslanbeigui and Steven Pressman are both Associate Professors of Economics and Finance at Monmouth College, New Jersey. Gale Summerfield is Associate Professor of Economics at the Monterey Institute of International Studies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (December 14, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415104238
• ISBN-13: 978-0415104234
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,912,325 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)