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Jain, Devaki, 1933-

Close encounters of another kind : women and development economics / Devaki Jain. - xxv, 398 pages ; 22 cm

Rs.1095/-
TBH86/43

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction --
Chapter 1 Letting the Worm Turn --
Chapter 2 Development Theory and Practice --
Chapter 3 Gender and Poverty in India --
Chapter 4 Healing the Wounds of Development --
Chapter 5 Valuing Work: Time as a Measure --
Chapter 6 Nuancing Globalisation, or Mainstreaming the Downstream, or Reforming Reform --
Chapter 7 Food Battles, or Battling for Food --
Chapter 8 Are We Knowledge-Proof? --
Chapter 9 A View from the South --
Chapter 10 Women, Public Policy and the New World Order --
Chapter 11 Growth, Poverty and Inequality --
Chapter 12 Walking Together --
Chapter 13 Morals in Politics --
Chapter 14 Exploring Economic Inequality --
Chapter 15 The New World Re-order --
Bibliography --
Bibliography of Selected Works by Devaki Jain --
Index

ISBN: 9789352807710 (hbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Feminist economics--Developing countries.
Women in development--Developing countries.
Economic development--Developing countries.

Dewey Class. No.: 305.42091724 JAI