Mortgaging women's lives : feminist critiques of structural adjustment

This Book Explores The Impact On Third World Women Of The Stringent Economic Prescriptions Of The World Bank And Imf. Introductory Chapters Explain In Non-jargonistic Terms Exactly What Structural Adjustment Is. These Are Followed By Feminist Critiques Of Its Implications, And Then A Series Of Carefully Chosen Case Studies Examining The Specific Dimensions Of Structural Adjustment In Countries As Diverse As Jamaica, Ghana, Nigeria, Egypt, Turkey, Sri Lanka And The Philippines.--jacket. What Is Structural Adjustment? / Pamela Sparr -- Feminist Critiques Of Structural Adjustment / Pamela Sparr -- Privatization And The Demise Of State Feminism In Egypt / Mervat F. Hatem -- Ghana: Women In The Public And Informal Sectors Under The Economic Recovery Programme / Takyiwaa Manuh -- What Has Export-oriented Manufacturing Meant For Turkish Women? / Nilüfer Çagatay And Günseli Berik -- Structural Adjustment Policies, Industrial Development And Women In Sri Lanka / Swarna Jayaweera -- The Dynamics Of Economic Change And Gender Roles: Export Cropping In The Philippines / Maria Sagrario Floro -- Nigeria: Agricultural Exports And Compensatory Schemes - Rural Women's Production Resources And Quality Of Life / Patience Elabor-idemudia -- Hitting Where It Hurts Most: Jamaican Women's Livlihoods In Crisis / Joan French -- Banking On Women: Where Do We Go From Here? / Pamela Sparr. Edited By Pamela Sparr. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.