Women, Culture, and Development : A Study of Human Capabilities / edited by Martha C. Nussbaum and Jonathan Glover.

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Nussbaum, Martha

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Material type: Text

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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305.42 22 NUS

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Contents:

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

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Social Sciences	Non-fiction	305.42 NUS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		42058

"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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