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Page 1. LSE Research Online Working paper Sylvia H. Chant The 'engendering' of poverty analysis in developing regions : progress since the United Nations Decade For Women, and priorities... more
Page 1. LSE Research Online Working paper Sylvia H. Chant The 'engendering' of poverty analysis in developing regions : progress since the United Nations Decade For Women, and priorities for the future Originally produced ...
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ABSTRACT A comprehensive introduction to the important economic, social and political processes and development issues in this extremely popular region. The Central American nations and those of the Caribbean (including Guyana, Surinam... more
ABSTRACT A comprehensive introduction to the important economic, social and political processes and development issues in this extremely popular region. The Central American nations and those of the Caribbean (including Guyana, Surinam and French Guiana on the mainland) share many historical processes as well as experiencing similar development problems today. These include European colonialism, structural adjustment, small size, reliance on primary production, influence of the United States and moves towards democratisation. While Mexico is obviously a much larger country in area, economy and population terms, it is included in this volume because of its close ties to the other countries in the region through processes such as trade and migration.
... Index 2002 rate (% secondary & income minus (GDI) aged 15 tertiary gross (PPP US$)2 GDI 2001-2 years or enrolment 2002 rank more) ratio (%), 2001-2 2002 2001-2 Rank1 Value Female Male Female Male Female Male Female... more
... Index 2002 rate (% secondary & income minus (GDI) aged 15 tertiary gross (PPP US$)2 GDI 2001-2 years or enrolment 2002 rank more) ratio (%), 2001-2 2002 2001-2 Rank1 Value Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male ...
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Inequalities between women and men (‘gender inequalities’) are strongly interrelated with inequalities in shelter. On the one hand, gender inequalities can determine who owns or controls housing, the degree of investment made in dwelling... more
Inequalities between women and men (‘gender inequalities’) are strongly interrelated with inequalities in shelter. On the one hand, gender inequalities can determine who owns or controls housing, the degree of investment made in dwelling materials and infrastructure, how domestic spaces are used, and who spends most time dealing with shelter inadequacies on a daily basis. On the other hand, several aspects of housing, such as tenure, quality, location, accessibility, and service provision, can have major impacts on gender divisions of labour, resources, power, and rights. These inequalities disproportionately affect women and are often at their most marked in the context of urban slums in developing countries. As such there is an urgent need for attention from organisations and interest groups concerned with the reduction of poverty and gender injustice.
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... Case studies are drawn from Latin America (Peru, Costa Rica), the Caribbean (Montserrat), Africa (Ghana, Kenya) and Asia (Bangladesh, Thailand, Indonesia). They illustrate the diversity of gender-selective migration, and at the same... more
... Case studies are drawn from Latin America (Peru, Costa Rica), the Caribbean (Montserrat), Africa (Ghana, Kenya) and Asia (Bangladesh, Thailand, Indonesia). They illustrate the diversity of gender-selective migration, and at the same time highlight key similarities. ...
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... Desai, Bouke de Jong, Katja Jassey, Ralph Kinnear, Christina Koziel-Webster, Tiziana Leone, Emma Meldrum, Mina Moshkeri, Suelle Nachif, Ed Oliver, Felicity Plester, Rob Potter, Silvia Posocco, David Satterthwaite, Nigel Spence, Penny... more
... Desai, Bouke de Jong, Katja Jassey, Ralph Kinnear, Christina Koziel-Webster, Tiziana Leone, Emma Meldrum, Mina Moshkeri, Suelle Nachif, Ed Oliver, Felicity Plester, Rob Potter, Silvia Posocco, David Satterthwaite, Nigel Spence, Penny Vera-Sanso, Melissa Weir, Jenny ...
... Dr Patricia Ellis (St Vincent and the Grenadines), Dr Christine Barrow (Barbados), Dr Nancy J. Pollock (New Zealand), Professor Fatima Daud (Malaysia ... Last but not least, we would like to thankNusrat Husain who co-ordinated this... more
... Dr Patricia Ellis (St Vincent and the Grenadines), Dr Christine Barrow (Barbados), Dr Nancy J. Pollock (New Zealand), Professor Fatima Daud (Malaysia ... Last but not least, we would like to thankNusrat Husain who co-ordinated this project in her capacity as senior project officer ...
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Traducción de: Gender in Latin America Se presenta una revisión completa de estudios de género en Latinoamérica. Las autoras exploran cambios y continuidades en los roles sexuales, las relaciones entre los sexos y las identidades durante... more
Traducción de: Gender in Latin America Se presenta una revisión completa de estudios de género en Latinoamérica. Las autoras exploran cambios y continuidades en los roles sexuales, las relaciones entre los sexos y las identidades durante la última década del siglo XX y principios del XXI. Con ello nos muestran los tradicionales estereotipos universalistas y la relación de la influencia de la edad, la clase social, la sexualidad, los grupos étnicos, la residencia urbana-campesina y su status de migrante.
ABSTRACT Se presenta una revisión completa de estudios de género en Latinoamérica. Las autoras exploran cambios y continuidades en los roles sexuales, las relaciones entre los sexos y las identidades durante la última década del siglo XX... more
ABSTRACT Se presenta una revisión completa de estudios de género en Latinoamérica. Las autoras exploran cambios y continuidades en los roles sexuales, las relaciones entre los sexos y las identidades durante la última década del siglo XX y principios del XXI. Con ello nos muestran los tradicionales estereotipos universalistas y la relación de la influencia de la edad, la clase social, la sexualidad, los grupos étnicos, la residencia urbana-campesina y su status de migrante.
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We want a world where inequality based on class, gender and race is absent from every country, and from the relationships among countries. We want a world where basic needs become basic rights and where poverty and all forms of violence... more
We want a world where inequality based on class, gender and race is absent from every country, and from the relationships among countries. We want a world where basic needs become basic rights and where poverty and all forms of violence are eliminated. Each person will ...
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Page 146. Female Household Headship, Privation, and Power: Challenging the" Feminization of Poverty" Thesis Sylvia Chant In Latin America, and most other regions of the... more
Page 146. Female Household Headship, Privation, and Power: Challenging the" Feminization of Poverty" Thesis Sylvia Chant In Latin America, and most other regions of the world, the feminization of household headship has ...
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This paper examines the recent decentralization of governance in Indonesia and its impact on local infrastructure provision. The decentralization of decisionmaking power to local jurisdictions in Indonesia may have improved the matching... more
This paper examines the recent decentralization of governance in Indonesia and its impact on local infrastructure provision. The decentralization of decisionmaking power to local jurisdictions in Indonesia may have improved the matching of public infrastructures provision with local preferences. However, decentralization has made local public infrastructures depend on local resources. Due to differences in initial endowments, this may result in the divergence of local public infrastructures in rich and poor jurisdictions. Using data from village-level panel surveys conducted in 1996, 2000, and 2006, this paper finds that (1) local public infrastructures depend on local resources, (2) decentralization has improved the availability of local public infrastructures, (3) local jurisdictions are converging to a similar level of local public infrastructure, and (4) to some extent, decentralized public infrastructures' provision reflects local preferences.
First published by Oxfam GB in 2000 This edition transferred to print-on-demand in 2007 © Oxfam GB 2000 ISBN 0 85598 451 1 A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library. All rights reserved. Reproduction,... more
First published by Oxfam GB in 2000 This edition transferred to print-on-demand in 2007 © Oxfam GB 2000 ISBN 0 85598 451 1 A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library. All rights reserved. Reproduction, copy, transmission, or translation of any part of ...
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... In an admirably concise introduction Rory Miller argues that, apart perhaps for the Independence era, historians have tended to neglect the ... Ce!sar J. Ayala, American Sugar Kingdom: the Plantation Economy of the Spanish Caribbean,... more
... In an admirably concise introduction Rory Miller argues that, apart perhaps for the Independence era, historians have tended to neglect the ... Ce!sar J. Ayala, American Sugar Kingdom: the Plantation Economy of the Spanish Caribbean, (Chapel Hill and London: The University ...
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... Reviews 177 Page 6. which are reflected in Aurora Gómez Galvarriato's persuasive analysis of the wages of textile workers, which shows how labour captured a share of rents formerly monopolised by factory owners. Essays ...
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ABSTRACT Originally published in IDS Bulletin 2004 see LSE Research Online item id 17199
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Research Interests: Geography, Demography, Economics, Research Methodology, Poverty, and 25 moreBehavior, Migration, Developing Countries, Population Dynamics, Costa Rica, Human Resources, Research, Urbanization, Employment, Social Class, Multidisciplinary, Urban Development, Social behavior, Latin America, Population, Surveys, Americas, Central America, Data Collection, Socioeconomic Status, North America, Urban Population, Social Behavior, Population distribution, and Socioeconomic Factors
Page 1. 147 Gender, Place and Culture, Vol. 2, No. 2, 1995 Gender and Export M anufacturing in the Philippines: continuity or change in female employment? The case of the M actan E xport Processing Z one SYLVIA CHANT ...