"The socio-economic and political processes in the world impinge upon the day-to-day lives of individuals and households. While adopting them the communities and cultures get transformed. The mechanisms through which people respond to these challenges are of increasing interest to social scientists and researchers. Global strategies ignore the unequal power relations between people and their socio-cultural diversities. Disparities in the distribution of global economic resources and opportunities give rise to the question as to who will protect the interests of the poor and the underprivileged sections of society. The dominance of the multi-national corporations, international capital over markets, resources and labour within the developing countries has weakened the capacity of nation-states and governments to promote human development and protect the interests of the women and the poor. This important volume gives a comprehensive coverage to all these issues arising out of the present process of globalization in India and the manner in which it affects the day-to-day lives of women. It shows how the market-oriented economy has resulted in the feminization of labour activity and poverty and has disturbed the existing patterns of social relationships. This unique volume contains contributions of scholars having a nationwide spread and were drawn from various disciplines such as sociology, economics, geography and history and who were mainly concerned with women’s issues. Overall, this book will be very useful for development planners, researchers and all others who are interested in gender studies."
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