Women, Culture, and Development : A Study of Human Capabilities / edited by Martha C. Nussbaum and Jonathan Glover.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Series: Studies in development economicsPublication details: Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.Description: xi, 481 p. ; 23 cmISBN:- 9780198289647
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305.420 MAJ Social Status of Women in India | 305.420 MAJ Violence against women : | 305.420 NAP Feminism and method ethnography, discourse analysis, and activist research / | 305.42 NUS Women, Culture, and Development : | 305.420 PAD Women and Politics / | 305.420 PAR Socio-economic empowerment of women : | 305.42 PRE பெண்ணியம் அகலமும் ஆழுமும்: |
"Prepared for the World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER) of the United Nations University."
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.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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