Overview

The 1990s represented a shift in the international development agenda in the direction of a greater emphasis on rights and democracy. This brought many positive changes in women's rights and political representation as well as in human rights more broadly. In much of the world, however, these advances were not matched by significant progress in the achievement of greater social justice. Rising income inequalities, coupled with widespread poverty in many countries, have been accompanied by record levels of crime and violence. Meanwhile, the global shift in the consensus over the role of the state in welfare provision has, in many contexts, entailed the down-sizing of public services and the re-allocation of service delivery to commercial interests, charitable groups, NGOs and households. This text reflects on this ambivalent record, and on the significance accorded in international development policy to rights and democracy in the post-Cold War era. Key items on the contemporary policy agenda - neo-liberal economic and social policies; democracy; and multiculturalism - are addressed here by leading scholars and regional specialists through theoretical reflections and detailed case studies. Together they constitute a collection which casts contemporary liberalism in a distinctive light by applying a gender perspective to the analysis of political and policy processes. Case studies from Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East, East-Central Europe, South and South-East Asia contribute a cross-cultural dimension to the analysis of contemporary liberalism - the dominant value system in the modern world-and how it exists, and is resisted, in developing and post-transition societies.

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Author:   Maxine D. Molyneux ,  Shahra Razavi
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.849kg
ISBN:  

9780199256440

ISBN 10:   0199256446
Pages:   504
Publication Date:   01 December 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Part I Re-Thinking Liberal Rights And Universalism: Martha Nussbaum, Women's Capabilities And Social Justice; Diane Elson, Gender Justice, Human Rights And Neo-Liberal Economic Policies; Anne Phillips, Multiculturalism, Universalism And The Claims Of Democracy. Part II Social Sector Restructuring And Social Rights: Jacqueline Heinen and Stephane Portet, Political And Social Citizenship - An Examination Of The Case Of Poland; Veronica Schild, Engendering The New Social Citizenship In Chile - NGOs And Social Provisioning Under Neo-Liberalism; Ramya Subrahmanian, Engendering Education - Prospects For A Rights-Based Approach To Female Education Deprivation In India. Part III Democratisation And The Politics Of Gender: Parvin Paidar, Feminism And Political Reform In The Islamic Republic Of Iran; Cecilia Blondet, The ""Devil's Deal"" - Women's Political Participation And Authoritarianism In Peru; Anne Marie Goetz and Shireen Hassim, In And Against The Party - Women's Representation And Constituency-Building In Uganda And South Africa. Part IV Multiculturalisms In Practice: Maznah Mohamad, The Politics Of Gender, Ethnicity And Democratization In Malaysia - Shifting Interests And Identities; Hernandez Castillo, National Law And Indigenous Customary Law - The Struggle For Justice Of Indigenous Women In Chiapas, Mexico Aida; Aili Mari Tripp, The Politics Of Women's Rights And Cultural Diversity In Uganda."

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