1st Edition

Feminist Economics and the World Bank History, theory and policy

Edited By Drucilla Barker, Edith Kuiper Copyright 2005
282 Pages
by Routledge

284 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

The past decade has witnessed a paradigm shift at the World Bank from a focus on structural adjustment to a focus on poverty reduction. As evidenced by the Bank’s 2001 report, Engendering Development: Through Rights, Resource and Voice , an increased attention to gender issues has been an important part of this process. This book brings together a range of responses from feminist... Read more

Contents  List Of Illustrations  Notes On Contributors  Acknowledgements  1. Feminist Economics And The World Bank: An Introduction  Part 1: Gender And The World Bank: An Institutional History  2. The World Bank, Development, Adjustment, And Gender Equality  3. An Assessment Of Efforts To Promote Gender Equality At The World Bank  4. Comment  Part 2: Policy Evaluations   5. Engendering Development  6. Engendering Agricultural Technology For Africa’s Farmers  7. Taking Gender Differences In Bargaining Power Seriously: Equity, Labor Standards, And Living Wages  8. Comment  Part 3: Disciplinary Paradigms/ Development Paradigms   9. Colonizing Knowledge  10. Adjustment With A Woman’s Face  11. Gender And Intrahousehold Decision-Making  12. Engendering Development Or Gender Main-Streaming?  13. Comment  Part 4: Explorations: Future Directions Of Feminist Research   14. A Seat At The Table  15. Why Feminist Economists Should Pay More Attention To The Coherence Between The World Bank And The WTO  16. Engendering The German Parliamentary Commission Report On Globalization Of The World Economy  17. Women’s Rights And Engendering Development

Biography

Edith Kuiper is researcher at the Department of Economics & Econometrics at the Universiteit van Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Drucilla K. Barker is Professor of Economics & Women’s Studies at Hollins University, Virginia, U.S.A.