Patriarchy and economic development : women's positions at the end of the twentieth century

A description of progress and setbacks in women's positions, linking them to aspects of the economic development process and state policies. This book explores the changing position of women and gender relations and the relevance of the concept of patriarchy, and the impact of development on women and gender. Chapters cover countries in East Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian sub-continent, the Nordic region, and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. The authors are well-known economists, sociologists, historians, and political scientists, based in universities, research institutes, and UN agencies around the world.