This report surveys research and policy in the field of gender and economic development, with particular emphasis on economic literature and practice. The begins with a history of gender and economic development thought, and includes a statistical overview of women and men in developing economies, covering data on employment, Millennium Development Goals, and composite indices of gender equality. The report is mainly based on an analytical framework for applying gender and economic development concepts to policy by linking production relations in the household to macroeconomy. In the household model, it emphasizes how gender structures the conditions of provisioning, and the consequences for women's empowerment and human capabilities. It contrasts standard economic approaches to macroeconomy with one that reflects how meso-level institutions like markets or the public sector are themselves "bearers of gender", explicitly incorporating the production of human capabilities in the domestic sector. It applies this framework to a survey of current gender and economic development issues, including globalization, liberalization and women's empowerment, the gendered terrain of central bank policy, the relationship between gender equality and economic growth, and the macroeconomics of economic development and care.
Other titles in Global Urban Economic dialogue series:
Impact of Global Financial Crisis on Housing Finance 2011
Infrastructure for Poverty Reduction and Economic Development in Africa 2011
Microfinance, Poverty Reduction and Millennium Development Goals 2011
Organisation, Management and Evaluation of Housing Cooperatives in Kenya 2010
Public-Private Partnership in Housing and Urban Development 2011
The Sub Prime Crisis: The Crisis of Over-Spending 2011
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ISBN Series Number: 978-92-1-132027-5 ISBN: 978-92-1-132335-1 HS Number: 033/11E Series Title: Global Urban Economic Dialogue Series Pages: 166 Year: 2011 Publisher: UN-HABITAT Co-Publisher :- Not available - Languages:
English
Themes: Gender, Urban Economy and Financing Shelter, Social Inclusion Countries: Branch/Office:
Urban Economy and Finance
