Gender and development : the Japanese experience in comparative perspective
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Gender and development : the Japanese experience in comparative perspective
Palgrave Macmillan, 2005
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"Livelihood improvement" in postwar Japan
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"Outcome of a research project conducted at the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO) between 2002 and 2004."--Introd
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- Introduction : an attempt to integrate gender and development issues of Japan and developing countries / Mayumi Murayama
- Economic development and gender disparities : the Japanese experience / Hiroki Nogami
- Gender perspectives in family planning : the development of family planning in postwar Japan and policy implications from the Japanese experience / Yasuko Hayase
- 'Livelihood improvement' in postwar Japan : its relevance for rural development today / Hiroshi Kan Sato
- Entrepreneurship and rural women's empowerment : some Japanese and Thai cases / Kazuko Kano
- Women's participation in politics and the women's movement : the history and background of recent successes of women candidates in local elections / Kuniko Funabashi
- Has socialism contributed to gender role changes? : a comparison of gender roles in Cuba and Japan / Kanako Yamaoka
- Nation-state, family and gender : recent studies in Japan and Turkey / Kaoru Murakami
- Factory women under globalization : incorporating Japanese women into the global Factory debate / Mayumi Murayama