06164nam 2200769Ia 450 991082872880332120240516000920.01-281-94821-79786611948214981-279-808-0(CKB)1000000000551227(EBL)3050953(OCoLC)316004929(SSID)ssj0000299847(PQKBManifestationID)12068942(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000299847(PQKBWorkID)10252301(PQKB)10554067(MiAaPQ)EBC3050953(WSP)00001975 (Au-PeEL)EBL3050953(CaPaEBR)ebr10688062(CaONFJC)MIL194821(EXLCZ)99100000000055122720071129d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInstitutions and gender empowerment in the global economy /editors, Kartik Roy, Hans Blomqvist, Cal Clark1st ed.Hackensack, NJ World Scientificc20081 online resource (329 p.)World Scientific studies in international economics,1793-3641 ;v. 5Description based upon print version of record.981-270-996-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Foreword; Institutional Affiliations of Contributors; List of Tables; List of Figures; Chapter 1. Development and Gender Empowerment: Conceptual and Theoretical Issues Kartik C. Roy, Hans C. Blomqvist and Cal Clark; 1. Introduction; 2. Development; 3. The Views of Young Marx on Development; 4. Gandhi's Ideas on Development; 5. Background to Understanding Sen's Development Philosophy; 6. Sen's Concept of Development; 7. The Link Between Young Marx, Gandhi, and Sen; 8. Institutional Implications of Sen's Theory of Development9. Sen's Theory of Exchange Entitlement, Endowment, and Poverty10. The Essence of the Theory; 11. Decomposition of the Theory of Exchange Entitlement; 12. Poverty and Gender Empowerment; References; Chapter 2. Dimensions of Poverty and Discrimination Against Women Kartik C. Roy, Hans C. Blomqvist and Cal Clark; 1. Introduction; 2. Access and Returns to Markets; 3. To Cope with Vulnerability; 4. Gender Empowerment: Discrimination Against Women; 5. Dowry and Women's Bargaining Power; 6. Theories of Household Economy; 7. The Institution of Marriage; 8. The Institution of Dowry9. Reasons for Dowry-Giving10. Women's Reproductive Decision; 11. Education, Health, and Employment; 11.1. Education; 11.2. Health; 11.3. Employment; 11.4. Vulnerability of female labor; 12. Ownership of Property; 13. Technological Development, Transfer, and Adoption; 14. Violence Against Women; 14.1. Powerlessness, voicelessness, helplessness, and peacelessness; 14.2. Physical violence against women; 15. Women's Participation in Political Governance; References; Chapter 3. Can the State and its Institutions Facilitate Gender Empowerment? Kartik C. Roy, Hans C. Blomqvist and Cal Clark1. Introduction2. The State and its Institutions; 3. The Role of The State as the Formidable Institution; 4. The Demise of the Neo-Classical State; 5. The New Institutional Economics and Gender Empowerment; 6. Corruption Perception Index (CPI) and Institutional Non-Compliance Score (INCS); 7. Deprivation Scores; 8. Enforcer of Gender Discrimination: Patriarch or Matriarch; 8.1. Within the household; 8.2. Outside the Household; References; Chapter 4. Institutions and Gender Empowerment in India Kartik C. Roy; 1. Introduction; 2. Property Rights, Economic Freedom, and Empowerment2.1. Women's socio-economic status and land rights: Historical perspective2.2. Issue of land rights in post-independence India; 2.3. Women and the current state of inheritance rights; 2.4. Women in the total population in need of land rights; 2.5. Granting land ownership to landless women: Ground realities; 3. Women's Employment and Income; 3.1. Other aspects of women's employment status; 3.2. Income and assets in household bargaining; 4. Dowry, Assets, and Violence against Women; 4.1. Dowry-related torture and murder; 4.2. Infanticide, abortion, and missing women4.3. Vulnerability to other risksSince women account for almost 50 percent of the world's population, the sustainability of development of the global economy can be greatly impaired if the state authorities in individual countries pay less attention to the improvement in the socio-economic status of women relative to men. Improvement in socio-economic status which facilitates empowerment of individuals is greatly dependent on conducive informal institutions and state institutions. This book is the first of its kind to critically examine the role of these institutions in women's empowerment in five continents in the world. The analysis of the role of institutions in individual countries is underpinned by a robust theoretical background presented in the first three chapters. The chapters on individual countries also include a section dealing with recommendations for changes in state policies affecting women's empowerment.World Scientific studies in international economics,1793-3641 ;v. 5.WomenEconomic conditionsWomenSocial conditionsWomenEmploymentWomenGovernment policySocial institutionsWomenEconomic conditions.WomenSocial conditions.WomenEmployment.WomenGovernment policy.Social institutions.305.4209/0511Roy K. C(Kartik Chandra),1941-313248Blomqvist H. C(Hans-Christer)313249Clark Cal1945-245941MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828728803321Institutions and gender empowerment in the global economy4115596UNINA