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Autore |
Chen Martha Alter |
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Mainstreaming informal employment and gender in poverty reduction [[electronic resource] ] : a handbook for policy-makers and other stakeholders / / Martha Alter Chen, Joann Vanek, Marilyn Carr |
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Ottowa, : International Development Research Centre |
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London, : Commonwealth Secretariat and International Development Research Centre, c2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-71778-5 |
9786610717781 |
1-55250-173-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (277 p.) |
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Collana |
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New gender mainstreaming series on development issues |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women in development - Developing countries |
Informal sector (Economics) - Developing countries |
Poor women - Developing countries |
Sex discrimination in employment - Developing countries |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (205-221). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Abbreviations; Foreword; Executive Summary; 1. Employment: The 'Missing Link' in the Poverty Debates; 2. Informal Employment, Gender and Poverty; 3. The Changing World of Work: Linking Economic Reforms–Gender–Poverty; 4. Decent Work for Informal Workers: Promising Strategies and Examples; 5. Informal Employment and Gender: A Strategic Policy Approach; References; Appendices; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this book, the authors highlight the lack of attention to employment, and especially informal employment, in poverty reduction strategies and point to the links between being informally employed, being a woman or a man, and being poor. They do this within the context of major changes relating to economic restructuring and liberalization and map out the impacts on different categories of informal producers and |
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