Women, Culture, and Development :
Nussbaum, Martha
Women, Culture, and Development : A Study of Human Capabilities / edited by Martha C. Nussbaum and Jonathan Glover. - Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 2007. - xi, 481 p. ; 23 cm. - WIDER studies in development economics . - Studies in development economics. .
"Prepared for the World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER) of the United Nations University."
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Part I Women's Equality : A case study Part II Women's Equality : Methodology, Foundations Part III Women's Equality : Justice, law, and reason Part IV Women's Equality : Regional perspectives
This volume combines philosophical inquiry with economic concerns regarding women's equality in the developing world. Adopting Amartya Sen's capability framework, international contributors tackle issues of cultural relativism vs. cultural imperialism and local tradition vs. universalist critical judgement.
9780198289647
Women's rights.
Sex role.
Women in development.
305.42 / NUS
Women, Culture, and Development : A Study of Human Capabilities / edited by Martha C. Nussbaum and Jonathan Glover. - Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 2007. - xi, 481 p. ; 23 cm. - WIDER studies in development economics . - Studies in development economics. .
"Prepared for the World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER) of the United Nations University."
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Part I Women's Equality : A case study Part II Women's Equality : Methodology, Foundations Part III Women's Equality : Justice, law, and reason Part IV Women's Equality : Regional perspectives
This volume combines philosophical inquiry with economic concerns regarding women's equality in the developing world. Adopting Amartya Sen's capability framework, international contributors tackle issues of cultural relativism vs. cultural imperialism and local tradition vs. universalist critical judgement.
9780198289647
Women's rights.
Sex role.
Women in development.
305.42 / NUS