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For all societies, the common denominator of gender is female subordination. For women of the Third World the effects of this position are worsened by economic crisis, the legacy of colonialism, as well as patriarchal attitudes and economic crises.Feminist critique has introduced the gender factor to development theory, arguing that the equal distribution of the benefits of economic development can only be achieved through a radical restructur...

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This revised and updated third edition of Gender and Development provides a concise, accessible introduction to gender and development issues in the developing world and in the transition countries of Eastern and Central Europe. It is the only broad-based introduction to the topic written specifically for a student audience.

The book was conceived because of a widely felt need to bring together scattered studies of women in all Caribbean language groups. This book examines the lives of women in the multicultural society of the contemporary Caribbean where one-third of household heads are women.

Introduction to the topic aimed specifically at a student audience.