Institutions and Gender Empowerment in the Global Economy
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- Kartik Roy(University of Queensland, Australia)Hans Blomqvist(Swedish School of Economics & Business Administration, Finland)Cal Clark(Auburn University, USA)
Abstract
Since women account for almost 50 percent of the world's population, the sustainability of development of the global economy can be greatly impaired if the state authorities in individual countries pay less attention to the improvement in the socio-economic status of women relative to men. Improvement in socio-economic status which facilitates empowerment of individuals is greatly dependent on conducive informal institutions and state institutions. This book is the first of its kind to critically examine the role of these institutions in women's empowerment in five continents in the world. The analysis of the role of institutions in individual countries is underpinned by a robust theoretical background presented in the first three chapters. The chapters on individual countries also include a section dealing with recommendations for changes in state policies affecting women's empowerment.Individual chapters are listed in the "Chapters" tab
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- Kartik Roy & Hans Blomqvist & Cal Clark (ed.), 2008. "Institutions and Gender Empowerment in the Global Economy," World Scientific Books, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., number 6279, December.
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Book Chapters
The following chapters of this book are listed in IDEAS- Kartik C. Roy & Hans C. Blomqvist & Cal Clark, 2008. "Development and Gender Empowerment: Conceptual and Theoretical Issues," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Kartik Roy & Hans Blomqvist & Cal Clark (ed.), Institutions And Gender Empowerment In The Global Economy, chapter 1, pages 1-20, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Kartik C. Roy & Hans C. Blomqvist & Cal Clark, 2008. "Dimensions of Poverty and Discrimination Against Women," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Kartik Roy & Hans Blomqvist & Cal Clark (ed.), Institutions And Gender Empowerment In The Global Economy, chapter 2, pages 21-49, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Kartik C. Roy & Hans C. Blomqvist & Cal Clark, 2008. "Can the State and its Institutions Facilitate Gender Empowerment?," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Kartik Roy & Hans Blomqvist & Cal Clark (ed.), Institutions And Gender Empowerment In The Global Economy, chapter 3, pages 51-66, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Kartik C. Roy, 2008. "Institutions and Gender Empowerment in India," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Kartik Roy & Hans Blomqvist & Cal Clark (ed.), Institutions And Gender Empowerment In The Global Economy, chapter 4, pages 67-102, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Jude Howell, 2008. "Gender, Institutions, and Empowerment: Lessons from China," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Kartik Roy & Hans Blomqvist & Cal Clark (ed.), Institutions And Gender Empowerment In The Global Economy, chapter 5, pages 103-129, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Cal Clark & Janet Clark, 2008. "Institutions and Gender Empowerment in Taiwan," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Kartik Roy & Hans Blomqvist & Cal Clark (ed.), Institutions And Gender Empowerment In The Global Economy, chapter 6, pages 131-150, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Tabitha W. Kiriti-Nganga, 2008. "Institutions and Women's Empowerment in Kenya," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Kartik Roy & Hans Blomqvist & Cal Clark (ed.), Institutions And Gender Empowerment In The Global Economy, chapter 7, pages 151-192, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Patricia Fuertes Medina, 2008. "Institutions and Gender Empowerment in the Global Economy: The Peruvian Case, 1990–2005," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Kartik Roy & Hans Blomqvist & Cal Clark (ed.), Institutions And Gender Empowerment In The Global Economy, chapter 8, pages 193-221, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Biman C. Prasad & Nalini Lata, 2008. "Institutions and Gender Empowerment in the Fiji Islands," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Kartik Roy & Hans Blomqvist & Cal Clark (ed.), Institutions And Gender Empowerment In The Global Economy, chapter 9, pages 223-240, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Rene P. McEldowney, 2008. "Gender Empowerment and the Status of Women in Great Britain," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Kartik Roy & Hans Blomqvist & Cal Clark (ed.), Institutions And Gender Empowerment In The Global Economy, chapter 10, pages 241-254, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Cal Clark & Janet Clark, 2008. "Institutions and Women's Empowerment in the United States," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Kartik Roy & Hans Blomqvist & Cal Clark (ed.), Institutions And Gender Empowerment In The Global Economy, chapter 11, pages 255-275, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Rosita Dellios, 2008. "Institutions and Gender Empowerment in Greece," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Kartik Roy & Hans Blomqvist & Cal Clark (ed.), Institutions And Gender Empowerment In The Global Economy, chapter 12, pages 277-292, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
- Cal Clark & Kartik C. Roy & Hans C. Blomqvist, 2008. "Institutions and Women's Empowerment in the Contemporary World," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Kartik Roy & Hans Blomqvist & Cal Clark (ed.), Institutions And Gender Empowerment In The Global Economy, chapter 13, pages 293-303, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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Institutions; Gender Based Discrimination; Women; Substantative Freedom; Empowerment;All these keywords.
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