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table of contents v tables viii contributors xi figures xiii acknowledgment xiv forward xv part I: Unpacking Globalization: Markets, Gender & Work 1. Unpacking Globalization: Markets, Gender and Work Linda E. Lucas 3 2. Gender, the Economy and the Workplace: Issues for the Women's Movement Margaret Snyder 17 3. Counter geographies of Globalization: The Feminization of Survival 35 Saskia Sassen 4. Globalization, Structural Adjustment and Women's Transitional Solidarities Manisha Desai 59 5. Engendering Human Security: Intersections of Security, Globalization and Gender Kristen Timothy 81 Part II: Shifting Realities: Women and Men Moving in the Economy 6. Sub-Saharan Africa: Globalization, Trade Liberalization and Impact on the Lives of the Poor Ngila Mwase 101 7. Sustainability of Rural Communities in a Global Perspective: Limitations and Opportunities Marta Chiappe and Emma Zapata Martelo 125 8. Gender and Work in Malaysia: Forces Behind the Work Patterns Noor Rahamah 147 9. Locating Women: Structure and Work in the Ugandan Macroeconomy Linda E. Lucas 167 10. Inquiries into Women's Perceptions of What Constitutes Their Well-Being Akello Zerupa 191 11. Urban Employment for Rural Women-Gains and Challenges Mahua Mukerjee 205 12. Family Responsibilities: The Politics of Love and Care Meg Luxton 213 13. Social Security of Elderly Women and Men in Burkina Faso Claudia Roth and Fatoumata Badini-Kinda 235 14. Traditional Female Sex Workers of Rajasthan, India: An Ethnographic Study of the Nat Community R. C. Swarankar 253 15. Gendering the Economy: Some Experiments from the Indian Sub-Continent Sakuntala Narasimhan 273 16. Women as Wealth Creators and Managers in Uganda Margaret Kigozi 287 Part III: Engendering the World of Commerce 17. Has Affirmative Action Reached South African Women? Vannie Naidoo 293 18. Re-thinking Organizational Theory from a Feminist Perspective Ronit Kark 313 19. "Translating Empowerment": Swedish Immigrant Women and State Sponsored Employment Project Lena Sawyer 339 20. The Empowerment of Women and Productive Backyard Projects in Mexico Esperanza Tunon Pablos 355 21. Mainstreaming Gender into NGO Work: A Case Study from Nigeria Patricia Daniel 371 22. Rethinking Female Entrepreneurship Discourse: The Perilous Problems of Cultural Mythicizing in a Globalizing Society Julius Kikooma 395 Part IV: Entrepreneurship, Savings and Networking as Empowerment 23. Women Entrepreneurs: A Challenge to a Gendered Economy Elsje Kijkgraaff 417 24. Women in Business Networks Catherine Komugisha Tindiwensi 425 25. Women's Entrepreneurship: The Empowerment of Women through Enterprise Development Training Angela Beigaruraho Bazaare and Juliet Nazziwa Musoke 441 26. Empowerment of Women Through Credit Facilities: A Case of FINCA in Jinja District, Uganda Harriet Muwanika Kiwemba 461 27. Possiblities for Saving Money? The case of Female Slum Dwellers in a Bangalore Slum Signe Ekenberg 487 28. Analysis of Factors Influencing the Survival of Women's Economic Groups of Tanzania Aurelia Kamuzora and Faustin Makusora 509 Bibliography 000 Index 000
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Women -- Economic conditions.
Globalization.