Gender Justice, Development, and Rights

Citation:

Molyneux, Maxine, and Shahra Razavi, eds. 2002. Gender Justice, Development, and Rights. New York: Oxford University Press.

Authors: Maxine Molyneux, Shahra Razavi

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Summary:

Gender Justice, Development, and Rights reflects on the significance accorded in international development policy to rights and democracy in the post-Cold War era. Key items on the contemporary policy agenda - neo-liberal economic and social policies, democracy, and multi-culturalism - are addressed here by leading scholars and regional specialists through theoretical reflections and detailed case studies. Together they constitute a collection which casts contemporary liberalism in a distinctive light by applying a gender perspective to the analysis of political and policy processes. Case studies from Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, East-Central Europe, South and South-East Asia contribute a cross-cultural dimension to the analysis of contemporary liberalism - the dominant value system in the modern world - by examining how it both exists in and is resisted in developing and post-transition societies. (Summary from WorldCat)

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction

Maxine Molyneux and Shahra Razavi

Part I: Re-Thinking Liberal Rights And Universalism

2. Women's Capabilities And Social Justice

Martha Nussbaum

3. Gender Justice, Human Rights And Neo-Liberal Economic Policies

Diane Elson

4. Multiculturalism, Universalism And The Claims Of Democracy

Anne Phillips

Part II: Social Sector Restructuring And Social Rights

5. Political And Social Citizenship: An Examination Of The Case Of Poland

Jacqueline Heinen and Stephane Portet

6. Engendering The New Social Citizenship In Chile: Ngos And Social Provisioning Under Neo-Liberalism

Veronica Schild

7. Engendering Education: Prospects For A Rights-Based Approach To Female Education Deprivation In India

Ramya Subrahmanian

Part III: Democratisation And The Politics Of Gender

8. Feminism And Political Reform In The Islamic Republic Of Iran

Parvin Paidar

9. The 'Devil's Deal': Women's Political Participation And Authoritarianism In Peru

Cecilia Blondet M.

10. In And Against The Party: Women's Representation And Constituency-Building In Uganda And South Africa

Anne Marie Goetz and Shireen Hassim

PART IV: Multiculturalisms In Practice

11. The Politics Of Gender, Ethnicity And Democratization In Malaysia: Shifting Interests And Identities

Maznah Mohamad

12. National Law And Indigenous Customary Law: The Struggle For Justice Of Indigenous Women In Chiapas, Mexico Aida

Hernandez Castillo

13. The Politics Of Women's Rights And Cultural Diversity In Uganda

Aili Mari Tripp

Topics: Economies, Poverty, Education, Governance, Indigenous, Political Participation, Privatization, Rights, Human Rights, Women's Rights Regions: Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa, Americas, Central America, South America, Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe, Eastern Europe Countries: Chile, India, Iran, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Poland, South Africa, Uganda

Year: 2002

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