Rural women and state policy : feminist perspectives on Latin American agricultural development : [papers presented at the symposium 'Agricultural development policy and rural women in Latin America : an evaluation of the decade, convened in conjunction w

Through country case studies and regional analyses this series will contribute to a deeper understanding of development issues in Latin America. Shifting political environments, increasing economic interdependence, and the imposing problematic of debt, foreign investment, and trade policy demand novel conceptualizations of development strategies and potentials for the region. Individual volumes in this series will explore the deficiencies in conventional formulations of the Latin American development experience by examining new evidence and material. Topics will include, among others, women and development in Latin America; the impact of IMF interventions; the effects of re-democratization on development; Cubanology and Cuban political economy; Rural Women And The Neo-liberal Model In Chile / Maria Soledad Lago -- Agricultural Development, The Economic Crisis, And Rural Women In The Dominican Republic / Belkis Mones And Lydia Grant -- The Social Invisibility Of Women's Work In Brazilian Agriculture / Cheywa R. Spindel -- Mexican Agricultural Development Policy And Its Impact On Rural Women / Lourdes Arizpe And Carlota Botey -- Columbia Agricultural Policies And The Debate On Policies Toward Rural Women / Magdalena León -- Women, Development, And The State In Rural Ecuador / Lynne Phillips -- Impact Of The Sandinista Agrarian Reform On Rural Women's Subordination / Martha Luz Padilla, Clara Murguialday, And Ana Criquillon -- Women On The Agenda / Jean Stubbs And Mavis Alvarez -- The Latin American Agrarian Reform Experience / Carmen Diana Deere -- Women's Components In Integrated Rural Development Projects / Elsa M. Chaney -- Income Generation Projects For Rural Women / Cornelia Butler Flora -- Rural Women And Migration In Latin America / Maria De Los Angeles Crummett. Edited By Carmen Diana Deere And Magdalena León. Papers Presented At A Symposium Convened In Conjunction With The 45th International Congress Of Americanists, Held In Bogotá, Columbia, July 1985. Includes Bibliographies And Index. First published in 1987. An evaluation of the decade, in conjunction with the 45th International Congress of Americanists, hosted by the University. of Los Andes in Bogotaì, Colombia, in July, 1985. This book grew out of a collaborative effort by North American, European, and Latin American researchers to synthesize what we have learned about the position of rural women in Latin America over the past decade.