Development, Globalization and Women: Revisiting the Issues

Book Details

• Author: Asha Kaushik

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

• Language: English

• Edition: 1st Edition

• ISBN: 9788131605653

• Pages: 333

• Cover: Hardcover

• Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches

About the Book

The book critically examines the dominant development model, which has historically been shaped by Western-centric perspectives, and how it failed to deliver the promised improvements in the quality of life for all. Instead, it has led to increased poverty, widening economic and gender inequalities, and environmental degradation. The author re-evaluates development through a gender-sensitive lens, focusing particularly on the impacts of globalization-driven, neo-liberal development policies.

Raising essential theoretical and ideological questions, the book delves into issues such as economic and political empowerment, the relationship between state, market, and civil society, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), socio-cultural norms, gender-blind state policies, violence and armed conflicts, and the sustainability of the environment. It provides a nuanced view of how these factors intersect and impact women, making it a vital resource for researchers, educators, students, civil society activists, and policymakers involved in shaping future development policies and practices.

Contents

1. Women and Development - Susanne Hoeber Rudolph

2. Women and Globalization - Mary Grey

3. Gandhi and Nehru - Lloyd I. Rudolph

4. Interrogating Development from a Gender Perspective - Asha Kaushik

5. Globalization and Economic Empowerment of Women - Kanta Ahuja

6. Economic Fallout of Globalization for Indian Women - D.D. Narula

7. Development, Deprivation, and Gender Equality - M.P. Dube

8. Development and Women’s Political Participation - Leela Yadava

9. Women Empowerment: Political Dimension - Prem Krishna Sharma

10. Globalization and the Gender Imperatives in Environment - Kiran Soni Gupta

11. Gender Biases in Caste- and Kinship-based Organizations - P.S. Verma

12. Globalization-Islamization Interface - Surendra Nath Kaushik

13. Women’s NGOs in the Context of Globalization - Deepa Mathur

14. Globalization, Media, and Women - Urvashi Dev Rawal

15. Millennium Development Goals and Women - Sandeep Gupta and Ashlesha Kaushik

16. Millennium Development Goal 3 - Prerna Puri

17. MDGs, SAARC, and Women - Shashi Upadhyay

18. Millennium Development Goals and Women’s Health in Rajasthan - Meeta Singh

19. Globalization, MDGs, and Women - Navneet Kumar Verma

20. Millennium Development Goals, Armed Conflicts, and Women’s Rights in North-East India - Manju Singh

About the Author

Asha Kaushik is a Professor of Political Science and former Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. With over four decades of teaching experience, her expertise spans political theory, gender studies, critical theory, Gandhian thought, Indian politics, and development studies. She has authored ten books and published over sixty research papers in both national and international journals.