Forms of Production and Women's Labour
Gender Aspects of Industrialisation in India and Mexico
Isa S. A. Baud(Author)
SAGE Publications Inc (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 27. May 1992
Book
Hardback
324 pages
978-0-8039-9418-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book examines the contribution of women's labour to industrial development at the level of production. Using examples from industries in India and Mexico, the author categorizes the extent to which women are drawn into different forms of production and proposes a theoretical framework for understanding the role of women in the process of industrialization in developing countries.
Reviews / Votes
`Rich and detailed case-study material [is] presented in the book... the strength of the book is in the depth and complexity of the case-studies themselves.... I know of few studies that attempt to cover all these features together, since the field data require for analysing autonomy and decision-making within households is different (and therefore requires an entirely separate but matched data-set) from the field data needed for the labour market or labour process analysis. This is one of the rare features of this study' - Development and ChangeMore details
Series
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
507 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8039-9418-8 (9780803994188)
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Person
I.S.A. Baud is Professor of International Development Studies, heading the programme of Livelihoods, Environment and Governance at the University of Amsterdam and vice-president of European Association of Development Institutes (EADI). Her main interests focus on urban environmental management, civil society and new governance networks. Her recent publications include Solid Waste Management and Recycling: Actors, Partnerships and Policies in Hyderabad, India and Nairobi, Kenya (co-edited by Johan Post and Christine Furedy), by Kluwer (now Springer), an article on research partnerships entitled 'The role of research and knowledge generation in collective action and urban governance: How can researchers act as catalysts?' (with M.A. Hordijk) in Habitat International (2005) and the article 'Learning from the South; Placing Governance in International Development Studies'.
Content
PART ONE: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK, RESEARCH APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY
Introduction and Theoretical Framework
Research Approach and Methodology
PART TWO: CASE STUDIES ON WOMEN'S LABOUR: INDIA AND MEXICO
Industrial Policy, Firm Structures and Women's Employment in India and Mexico
Women's Labour in the Indian Textile Industry
Women's Labour in the Indian Shrimp Industry
Women's Labour in the Mexican Shoe Industry
PART THREE: TOWARDS AN UNDERSTANDING OF WOMEN'S ROLE IN INDUSTRIALIZATION
Forms of Production, Women's Employment and the Household
Introduction and Theoretical Framework
Research Approach and Methodology
PART TWO: CASE STUDIES ON WOMEN'S LABOUR: INDIA AND MEXICO
Industrial Policy, Firm Structures and Women's Employment in India and Mexico
Women's Labour in the Indian Textile Industry
Women's Labour in the Indian Shrimp Industry
Women's Labour in the Mexican Shoe Industry
PART THREE: TOWARDS AN UNDERSTANDING OF WOMEN'S ROLE IN INDUSTRIALIZATION
Forms of Production, Women's Employment and the Household