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Nallari Raj <1955-> |
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Gender and macroeconomic policy / / Raj Nallari and Breda Griffith |
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Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-27883-9 |
9786613278838 |
0-8213-7435-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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xvi, 167 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm |
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Collana |
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Directions in Development |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women - Economic conditions |
Sexual division of labor |
Sex discrimination against women - Economic aspects |
Income distribution - Sex differences |
Economic policy |
Macroeconomics |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Halt Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1: Gender in an Economic Context; Chapter 2: Measuring Gender Inequalities; Chapter 3: Gender and Macroeconomic Aggregates; Chapter 4: Gender and Economic Growth; Chapter 5: Gender and the Labor Market; Chapter 6: Globalization, Gender Relations, and the Labor Market; Chapter 7: Gender and Finance; Chapter 8: Gender Budgeting; Chapter 9: Conclusion; Index; Backcover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Mainstream economic analysis has traditionally overlooked gender. The individual?the basic category of analysis?was regarded as genderless. Neither gender discrimination nor segmentation and segregation within the labor market or within the household was present. Contributions from development theory, new household economics (NHE), labor economics, and feminist analysis have done much to change this. Focusing on gender equality?by which we mean equality in opportunity, inputs, and outcome?has yielded important insights for the growth and |
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