Political Economy of Violence Against Women

Name: Political Economy of Violence Against Women
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ISBN: 9780199755912

ISBN-10: 0199755914

ISBN-13: 9780199755912

Edition: 2012

Authors: Jacqui True

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Violence against women is a major problem in all countries, affecting women in every socio-economic group and at every life stage. Nowhere in the world do women share equal social and economic rights with men or the same access as men to productive resources. Economic globalization and development are creating new challenges for women's rights as well as some new opportunities for advancing women's economic independence and gender equality. Yet, when women have access to productive resources and they enjoy social and economic rights they are less vulnerable to violence across all societies.The Political Economy of Violence against Womendevelops a feminist political economy approach to…

Book details

List price: $44.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/28/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 9.09" wide x 6.10" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Jacqui True is assistant professor at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. She has been a visiting assistant professor of political science at Michigan State University.



Acknowledgments



From Domestic Violence to Wax Crimes: The Political Economy of Violence against Women



What Has Poverty Got to Do With It? Feminist Frameworks for Analyzing Violence against Women



Losing Entitlement, Regaining Control: Masaculinities and Competitive Globalization



Crossing Borders to Make Ends Meet: Sex Trafficking, the Maid Trade, and Other Gendered Forms of Labor Exploitation



New Spaces of Gender Violence: Economic Transition and Trade Liberalization



Boom, Bust, and Beating: International Financial Institutions, Crises, and Violence against Women



Old and New Tactics of War: Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict



Rebuilding With or Without Women? Gendered Violence in Postconflict Peace and Reconstruction



Who Suffers Most? Gendered Violence in Natural Disasters and their Aftermath



Conclusion: Researching Violence against Women-The Point is to End it…


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