Gender and Social Policy in a Global Context: Uncovering the Gendered Structure of ´The Social´
Shireen Hassim
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Paperback. This book illustrates why both academic research and policy thinking need to factor-in gender hierarchies and structures if they are to address some of the key challenges of contemporary societies: the widespread informality and insecurity of paid work and the crisis of care. Editor(s): Razavi, Shahra. Series: Social Policy in a Development Context. Num Pages: 372 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JPQB; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 550.
This book illustrates why both academic research and policy thinking need to factor-in gender hierarchies and structures if they are to address some of the key challenges of contemporary societies: the widespread informality and insecurity of paid work and the crisis of care.
This book illustrates why both academic research and policy thinking need to factor-in gender hierarchies and structures if they are to address some of the key challenges of contemporary societies: the widespread informality and insecurity of paid work and the crisis of care.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
372
Condition
New
Series
Social Policy in a Development Context
Number of Pages
355
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349545346
SKU
V9781349545346
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Ref
99-15
About Shireen Hassim
LOURDES BENERIA Professor of City and Regional Planning and Women's Studies and Director, International Studies in Planning Programme, Cornell University, USA DEBBIE BUDLENDER Specialist Researcher of Social Policy, Community Agency for Social Enquiry (CASE), South Africa MARIA S. FLORO Associate Professor, Economics Department, American University, USA SUSY GIULLARI Former BA Fellow and Research Officer, UK BARBARA HOBSON Professor of Sociology, ... Read more
Reviews for Gender and Social Policy in a Global Context: Uncovering the Gendered Structure of ´The Social´
'...an extremely valuable feminist viewpoint on social policy in a global context.' - Diane Perrons, Feminist Economics