Gender and development : the Japanese experience in comparative perspective

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Murayama, Mayumi , 1961- (Author)
Corporate Author: Ajia Keizai Kenkyujo (Japan)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan , c2005
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Online Access:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0667/2005042931-t.html

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245 0 0 |a Gender and development :   |b the Japanese experience in comparative perspective   |c edited by Mayumi Murayama 
260 |a Basingstoke :   |b Palgrave Macmillan ,   |c c2005 
300 |a xx, 266 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 23 cm. 
500 |a "Outcome of a research project conducted at the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO) from 2002 to 2004"--Introd 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a 1. Introduction: an attempt to integrate gender and development issues of Japan and developing countries -- 2. Economic development and gender disparities: the Japanese experience -- 3. Gender perspectives in family planning: the development of family planning in postwar Japan and policy implications from the Japanese experience -- 4. 'Livelihood improvement' in postwar Japan: its relevance for rural development today -- 5. Entrepreneurship and rural women's empowerment: some Japanese and Thai cases -- 6. Women's participation in politics and the women's movement: the history and background of recent successes of women candidates in local elections -- 7. Has socialism contributed to gender role changes? a comparison of gender roles in Cuba and Japan -- 8. Nation-state, family and gender: recent studies in Japan and Turkey -- 9. Factory women under globalization: incorporating Japanese women into the global factory debate 
650 0 |a Social change   |z Japan 
650 0 |a Women in development   |z Developing countries 
650 0 |a Women in development   |z Japan 
650 0 |a Women   |z Japan   |x Economic conditions   |y 20th century 
650 0 |a Women   |z Japan   |x Social conditions   |y 20th century 
700 1 |a Murayama, Mayumi ,   |d 1961- ,   |e author 
710 2 |a Ajia Keizai Kenkyujo (Japan) 
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