Women and the world economic crisis /

Vickers, Jeanne,

Women and the world economic crisis / prepared by Jeanne Vickers. - xi, 146 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. - Women and world development series . - Women and world development series. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-140) and index.

Origins and mechanisms of the crisis -- Impact of structural adjustment on women -- International and government policy responses -- Proposals for non-governmental organisations -- Responses at the grassroots -- Debt and poverty in Zambia -- The human cost of Zambian debt -- Impact of the crisis on women in th Philippines -- Protecting the vulnerable during adjustment : Ghana -- The debt crisis and the women of Jamaica -- Solidarity for joint survival.

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Women in development--Developing countries
International economic relations.


Developing countries--Economic conditions

HQ1870.9 / .V53 1991

305.42

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