Unpacking Globalization: Markets, Gender, and Work

by Linda E. Lucas

Overview

Unpacking Globalization examines the experiences of people living with the forces that are transforming economic systems, culture, gender relationships and governance. The book offers interdisciplinary analysis of the well-being of women and men as they cope with the changes of globalization. Through theory, case studies, and data, several themes emerge indicating that from the household to the continental level, change is leading to new awareness and new survival strategies for both women and men. The contributors to the volume come from Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America. They present analysis of global changes and historical background from diverse perspectives and offer case studies on social security, gender, and macroeconomy. They employ feminist theory as well as detail the experiences of current and future women entrepreneurs. An exciting interdisciplinary text, Unpacking Globalization can supplement women's studies, anthropology, sociology, and economic development courses.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780739162170
Publisher:	Lexington Books
Publication date:	08/02/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	333
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Linda E. Lucas, PhD, is Professor of Economics at Eckerd College.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Unpacking Globalization: Markets, Gender & Work
Chapter 2 Unpacking Globalization: Markets, Gender & Work
Chapter 3 Gender, the Economy and the Workplace: Issues for the Women's Movement
Chapter 4 Counter-geographies of Globalization: The Feminization of Survival
Chapter 5 Globalization, Structural Adjustment and Women's Transnational Solidarities
Chapter 6 Engendering Human Security: Intersections of Security, Globalization, and Gender
Chapter 7 Shifting Realities: Women and Men Moving in the Economy
Chapter 8 Sub-Saharan Africa: Globalization, Trade Liberalization, and Impact on the Lives of the Poor
Chapter 9 Sustainability of Rural Communities in a Global Perspective: Limitations and Opportunities
Chapter 10 Gender and Work in Malaysia: Forces Behind the Work Patterns
Chapter 11 Locating Women: Structure and Work in the Ugandan Macroeconomy
Chapter 12 Inquiries into Women's Perceptions of What Constitutes Their Well-being
Chapter 13 Urban Employment for Rural Women: Gains and Challenges
Chapter 14 Family Responsibilities: The Politics of Love and Care
Chapter 15 Social Security of Elderly Women and Men in Burkina Faso
Chapter 16 Traditional Female Sex Workers of Rajasthan, India: An Ethnographic Study of the Nat Community
Chapter 17 Gendering the Economy: Some Experiments from the Indian Subcontinent
Chapter 18 Women as Wealth Creators and Managers in Uganda
Chapter 19 Engendering the World of Commerce
Chapter 20 Has Affirmative Action Reached South African Women?
Chapter 21 Rethinking Organizational Theory from a Feminist Perspective
Chapter 22 Translating Empowerment: Swedish Immigrant Women and State Sponsored Employment Project
Chapter 23 The Empowerment of Women and Productive Backyard Projects in Mexico
Chapter 24 Mainstreaming Gender into NGO Work: A Case Study from Nigeria
Chapter 25 Rethinking Female Entrepreneurship Discourse: The Perilous Problems of Cultural Mythicizing in a Globalizing Society
Chapter 26 Entrepreneurship, Savings, and Networking as Empowerment
Chapter 27 Women Entrepreneurs: A Challenge to a Gendered Economy
Chapter 28 Women in Business Networks
Chapter 29 Women's Entrepreneurship: The Empowerment of Women through Enterprise Development Training
Chapter 30 Empowerment of Women through Credit Facilities: A Case of FINCA in Jinja District, Uganda
Chapter 31 Possibilities for Saving Money? The Case of Female Slum Dwellers in a Bangalore Slum
Chapter 32 Analysis of Factors Influencing the Survival of Women's Economic Groups in Tanzania

Editorial Reviews

Anyone concerned with the complex effects of the contemporary weakening of national borders, "globalization," will surely find much of interest in this collection's 28 chapters. We should all stand in awe at the creativity and resourcefulness of men and women confronting such profound changes, whose gender dimensions are carefully examined in each of the studies of the book.

Kenneth P. Jameson

This book provides a vibrant portrait that demonstrates the variety of ways daily life has and is changing across the globe under the new economic rules of the game known as globalization. The achievement of this book is that it gives readers a front row seat to observe the ways that women in diverse circumstances cope, adapt, and strategize in response to and in resistance to a new macroeconomic regime. Detailed accounts such as these are precisely what are needed as policymakers and academics work to formulate remedies to offset the negative impacts of globalization.

Stephanie Seguino

Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduate through professional collections.

Choice Reviews

Anyone concerned with the complex effects of the contemporary weakening of national borders, "globalization," will surely find much of interest in this collection's 28 chapters. We should all stand in awe at the creativity and resourcefulness of men and women confronting such profound changes, whose gender dimensions are carefully examined in each of the studies of the book.

Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduate through professional collections.

This book provides a vibrant portrait that demonstrates the variety of ways daily life has and is changing across the globe under the new economic rules of the game known as globalization. The achievement of this book is that it gives readers a front row seat to observe the ways that women in diverse circumstances cope, adapt, and strategize in response to and in resistance to a new macroeconomic regime. Detailed accounts such as these are precisely what are needed as policymakers and academics work to formulate remedies to offset the negative impacts of globalization.

From the Publisher

Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduate through professional collections.

Vol. 45 No. 6 (February 2008) Choice Reviews

Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduate through professional collections.

Vol. 45 No. 6 (February 2008) Choice

Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduate through professional collections.

Vol. 45 No. 6 (February 2008) CHOICE