Womеn, Culturе, аnd Dеvеlopmеnt: A Study of Humаn Cаpаbilitiеs (Studiеs in Dеvеlopmеnt Economics)
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 496
Published: 1996-01-18
List price: $225.00
Women, a majority of the world’s population, receive only a small proportion of its opportunities and benefits. According to the 1993 UN Human Development Report, there is no country in the world in which women’s quality of life is equal to that of men. This examination of women’s quality of life thus addresses questions which have a particular urgency. It aims to describe the basic situation of all women and so develops a universal account that can answer the charges of ’Western imperialism’ frequently made against such accounts. The contributors confront the iss...