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The Global Political Economy of the Household in Asia (International Political Economy)
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Hardcover. Engaging with feminist focussed studies of development, this edited collection places the household at the centre of understandings of the gendered nature of economic development in Asia. Editor(s): Elias, Juanita; Gunawardana, Samanthi J. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; GTF; JHBK; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
The household has traditionally been neglected in studies of Asian political economy. While there is an emergent literature that looks at this relationship, to date, it is fragmented. The contributors consider how the household economy has increasingly been incorporated into development planning and policy making within both states and multilateral development agencies. They examine the social consequences of the tendency to view households as marketizable spaces, and explore how the household economy relates to broader structures of industrial production in the region. With case studies on Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, India, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam and China, they provide a ... Read more
The household has traditionally been neglected in studies of Asian political economy. While there is an emergent literature that looks at this relationship, to date, it is fragmented. The contributors consider how the household economy has increasingly been incorporated into development planning and policy making within both states and multilateral development agencies. They examine the social consequences of the tendency to view households as marketizable spaces, and explore how the household economy relates to broader structures of industrial production in the region. With case studies on Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, India, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam and China, they provide a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
International Political Economy Series
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137338891
SKU
V9781137338891
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
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Kaye Broadbent, Griffith University, Australia Vicki Crinis, University of Wollongong, Australia Laura Dales, University of Western Australia, Australia Juanita Elias, University of Warwick, UK Samanthi J Gunawardana, Griffith University, Australia Patrick Kilby, Australian National University, Australia Hyunok Lee, National University of Singapore Fang Lee Cooke, Monash University, Australia Swati Parashar, Monash University, Australia Youyenn Teo, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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