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  • Renegotiating Patriarchy

    Gender, Agency and the Bangladesh Paradox

    by Naila Kabeer ...
    The idea of the 'Bangladesh paradox' describes the unexpected social progress that Bangladesh has made in recent decades that has been both pro-poor and gender equitable. This began at a time when the country was characterised by extreme levels of poverty, poor quality governance, an oppressive patriarchy and rising Islamic orthodoxy.This 'paradox' has evoked a great deal of interest within the ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Gender & Social Protection Strategies in the Informal Economy

    by Naila Kabeer ...
    The vast majority of the world’s working women, particularly those from low-income households in developing countries, are located in the informal economy in activities that are casual, poorly paid, irregular and outside the remit of formal social security and protective legislation. This book examines the constraints and barriers which continue to confine women to these forms of work and what ... Read more

    $104.99 CAD

  • Mobilizing for Democracy

    Citizen Action and the Politics of Public Participation

    by Lisa Thompson, Naila Kabeer, Arilson Favareto, Doctor Celestine Nyamu-Musembi, Duncan Okello, Idaci Ferreira, Jibrin Ibrahim, Alex Shankland, Alexandre Ferraz, Fabiola Fanti, Meire Ribeiro, Ranjita Mohanty, Samuel Egwu, Simeen Mahmud, Steven Robins, Sandra Marina Roque, Frederico Menino ...
    Series series Claiming Citizenship
    Mobilizing for Democracy is an in-depth study into how ordinary citizens and their organizations mobilize to deepen democracy. Featuring a collection of new empirical case studies from Angola, Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa, this important new book illustrates how forms of political mobilization, such as protests, social participation, activism, litigation and lobbying, ... Read more

    $45.99 CAD

  • Organizing Women Workers in the Informal Economy

    Beyond the Weapons of the Weak

    Edited by Naila Kabeer, Ratna Sudarshan, Kirsty Milward ...
    Series series Feminisms and Development
    Women as a group have often been divided by a number of intersecting inequalities: class, race, ethnicity, caste. As individuals - often isolated in reproductive or other home-based work - their weapons of resistance have tended to be restricted to the traditional weapons of the weak: hidden subversions and individualised struggles.Organizing Women Workers in the Informal Economy explores the ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD

  • Social Protection as Development Policy

    Asian Perspectives

    Edited by Sarah Cook, Naila Kabeer ...
    The Asian crisis of the late 1990s severely affected some of the most successful economies in the region, placing the issue of social protection high on the regional and international agenda. Subsequently, growth rates revived, but the fruits of growth have not been evenly distributed and inequality has risen. Behind this trend lie deeply entrenched forms of poverty and social exclusion as well as ... Read more

    $104.99 CAD

  • Global Perspectives on Gender Equality

    Reversing the Gaze

    Edited by Naila Kabeer, Agneta Stark, Edda Magnus ...
    Series series Routledge/UNRISD Research in Gender and Development
    The Nordic countries have long been seen as pioneers in promoting gender equality. The book brings together scholars from the global South and post-socialist economies to reflect on Nordic approaches to gender equality. The contributors to the book seek to explore from a comparative perspective the vision, values, policies, mechanisms, coalitions of interests and political processes that help to ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

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    Theory and Practice

    by James O. Midgley ...
    Walking through social development’s key theoreticalprinciples and practice strategies, this book shows how it promotes peoples’ wellbeing not only in the Global South, where it first emerged, but in the Western countries as well. It covers:Definitions and an historical evolution of social developmentKey theoretical debates around social well-being, human rights and social justiceSocial ... Read more

    $82.99 CAD

  • The Student's Companion to Social Policy

    by Pete Alcock, Tina Haux, Vikki McCall, Margaret May ...
    The new edition of the bestselling guide to the issues students will encounter in the study of social policy in both the UK and abroadFully updated and expanded, the sixth edition of The Student’s Companion to Social Policy remains the most accessible and comprehensive review of UK and comparative social policy available for undergraduate students. Written and edited by leading experts in the ... Read more

    $48.99 CAD

  • The Student's Companion to Social Policy

    Edited by Pete Alcock, Tina Haux, Margaret May, Sharon Wright ...
    This fully updated and expanded edition of the bestselling Student’s Companion to Social Policy charts the latest developments, research, challenges, and controversies in the field in a concise, authoritative format.Provides students with the analytical base from which to investigate and evaluate key concepts, perspectives, policies, and outcomes at national and international levelsFeatures a new ... Read more

    $57.99 CAD

  • The Universal Social Safety-Net and the Attack on World Poverty

    Pressing Need, Manageable Cost, Practical Possibilities, Favourable Spillovers

    by Anthony Clunies-Ross, Mozammel Huq ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Development Economics
    The book is concerned with strategy and tactics for directing that small slice of world income into filling the gap. This must be done country by country, on the initiative of each country’s government: with the maximum involvement of its own civil society, and with the rich world also making a contribution. To add momentum, the international community needs to adopt targets far more specific than ... Read more

    $108.99 CAD

  • Targeting Development

    Critical Perspectives on the Millennium Development Goals

    by Richard Black, Howard White ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Development Economics
    The Millennium Development Goals accepted by the UN in 2000 are, along with the targets set by the OECD in 1996 the subject of this expertly written book. Is development achievable in the time frames given? How useful were the goals in the first place? How far have we come in solving the aching problems of the developing world? These questions and ... Read more

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  • Poverty

    A Persistent Global Reality

    Edited by Professor John Dixon, John Dixon, David Macarov ...
    This book addresses the long-standing global issue of poverty. An introductory chapter explores concepts and definitions of poverty, the subsequent chapters providing detailed examinations of poverty in ten different countries: UK, USA, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Malta, The Netherlands, The Philippines and Zimbabwe. Each chapter follows a consistent format, to facilitate comparison and ... Read more

    $49.99 CAD