Gender and Social Policy in a Global Context : Uncovering the Gendered Structure of ‘the Social’

edited by Shahra Razavi, Shireen Hassim

This book illustrates why both academic research and policy thinking need to factor-in gender hierarchies and structures if they are to address some of the key challenges of contemporary societies: the widespread informality and insecurity of paid work and the crisis of care

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Year of publication:	2006
Other Persons:	Razavi, Shahrashoub (ed.) ; Hassim, Shireen (ed.)
Publisher:	London : Palgrave Macmillan
Subject:	Soziale Lage \| Social situation \| Sozialpolitik \| Social policy \| Frauen \| Women \| Welt \| World \| Gleichberechtigung \| Gender equality \| Soziale Sicherheit \| Geschlechtsunterschied \| Internationaler Vergleich \| Geschlechterrolle \| Gesundheitspolitik \| Kulturvergleich
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Extent:	Online-Ressource (XVII, 355 p, online resource)
Series:	Social Policy in a Development Context SpringerLink / Bücher Springer eBook Collection / Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection Springer ebook collection / Palgrave Economics and Finance Collection 2000 - 2013
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Aufsatzsammlung ; Graue Literatur ; Non-commercial literature ; Sammelwerk ; Collection of articles of several authors
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Notes on Contributors; Preface and Acknowledgements; Foreword; 1 Gender and Social Policy in a Global Context: Uncovering the Gendered Structure of 'the Social'; Part I Historical and Regional Trajectories in Social Provisioning; Part II Labour Market Informality and the Search for Social Security; Part III Gender Dimensions of Social-sector Restructuring; Part IV Financing Social Provisioning and Counting in Women; Index
ISBN:	978-0-230-62528-0 ; 978-1-349-54534-6
Other identifiers:	10.1057/9780230625280 [DOI]
Classification:	Frau ; Politische Prozesse: Allgemeines ; Sozialpolitik: Allgemeines
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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