War and Underdevelopment: Volume 2: Country Experiences

ISBN-13: 9780199241880 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 324 str.

Opis

This study presents a new, multi-disciplinary theory for explaining and predicting current and future patterns of women's choice between employment and family work. Preference theory is the first theory developed specifically to explain women's behaviour and choices. As such, it constitutes a major break from male-centred theorizing to date in sociology and economics. Preference theory is grounded on the substantial body of research on women's work and fertility that has flourished within feminist scholarship. It identifies five major historical changes that collectively are producing a qualitatively new scenario for women in prosperous societies in the 21st century. Throughout the analysis, the USA and Britain illustrate what the new scenario means for women and how it alters their preferences and work-lifestyles choices. The book also reviews research evidence on contemporary developments across Europe, Canada, Australia, Japan and the Far East to develop a new theory that is international in perspective.

Recenzje

The two volumes are most valuable, as much in what they cover as in the questions they provoke. The study opens an important field of future work and policy concern, closely related to the real issues confronting some very poor countries

O autorze

Frances Stewart is Director, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford, and Professor of Development Economics and Fellow of Somerville College, University of Oxford Valpy Fitzgerald is Director, Finance Trade and Policy Centre, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford