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Gender and the Political Economy of Development : From Nationalism to Globalization

""Rai subjects the projects of both national development and globalization to searching scrutiny through a gender lens. Her emphasis on the intersection of gender and other forms of inequality is very timely. An excellent text for a wide range of courses in politics, sociology and development studies.""--Diane Elson, University of EssexShirin Rai pushes us to rethink development. She brings us to ear a feminist analysis that grows out of her nuanced understanding of both China's and India's gendered experience. Readers will find fresh ideas and sharp caveats about how patriarch

eBook, English, 2013
Wiley, Hoboken, 2013