Third World women were long the undervalued and ignored actors in the development process but are now recognized by scholars, practitioners and policy makers alike as playing a critical role. As the first comprehensive reader for undergraduates and development practitioners, this book presents the best of the now vast body of literature that has grown up alongside this acknowledgement. The book includes: An introduction to the field, examining the key theoretical debates and discourses surrounding women and development from a historical perspective, Comprehensive coverage of industrialization, multi-national companies, Free trade Zones, the informal sector, the feminization of labour, the household as a unit of analysis, sexuality, single-parent families, agricultural production, and the environment, depictions of the social transformation of women via Structural Adjustment Policies and intrusive state policies into women’s health, reproductive rights and sexuality, The presentation of fundamental questions around women and ideology; do national liberation struggles contradict with feminist movements? What is the impact of religious fundamentalism? Are socialist development processes similar or dissimilar to capitalist processes? How has the transition to capitalism affected women?, Case studies drawn from all regions, including China’s one-child policy, prostitution tourism in Southeast Asia ands women’s place in Cuban socialism, vividly illustrate the theoretical debates, Women organizing themselves for change with a guide to further reading at the end of each chapter, this book provides a foundation for any serious student of women in the development
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