Rural Women and State Policy: Feminist Perspectives on Latin American Agricultural Development

ISBN-13: 9780367301897 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 282 str.

Carmen Diana Deere; Magdalena Leon

Opis

This book explores the consequences of ignoring rural women in state development initiatives. It considers the major state agricultural policy initiatives in Latin America—agrarian reform and integrated rural development—as well as the effectiveness of income-generating projects.

Spis treści

Introduction -- Models of Development, Agrarian Policy, and the Economic Crisis -- Rural Women and the Neo-Liberal Model in Chile -- Agricultural Development, the Economic Crisis, and Rural Women in the Dominican Republic -- The Social Invisibility of Women's Work in Brazilian Agriculture -- Mexican Agricultural Development Policy and Its Impact on Rural Women -- Colombian Agricultural Policies and the Debate on Policies Toward Rural Women -- Women, Development, and the State in Rural Ecuador -- Impact of the Sandinista Agrarian Reform on Rural Women's Subordination -- Women on the Agenda: The Cooperative Movement in Rural Cuba -- Comparative Perspectives on Development Initiatives -- The Latin American Agrarian Reform Experience -- Women's Components in Integrated Rural Development Projects -- Income Generation Projects for Rural Women -- Rural Women and Migration in Latin America -- Conclusion

O autorze

Carmen Diana Deere is professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Magdalena Le0n is director of research at the Asociacion Colombiana para Estudios de Poblacion (ACEP) in Bogota, Colombia.