Trading Stories
Experiences with Gender and Trade
Published on 1. March 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
282 pages
978-0-85092-873-0 (ISBN)
Description
Through twenty regional and country case studies, Trading Stories pulls together the key links between trade, gender and economic development. Ten case studies focus on the gender impacts of trade policies, detailing differential consequences on men and women; and ten focus on linking women with global markets - including FairTrade, organic, niche and mainstream markets - through a range of best practices involving government, NGOs, people's organisations and associations, private sector and international agencies. The book draws on three recent Commonwealth Secretariat publications on gender and trade: Gender Mainstreaming in the Multilateral Trading System; Chains of Fortune: Linking Women Producers and Workers with Global Markets; and Gender and Trade Action Guide and is a useful addition to the growing body of evidence that will help governments to effectively mainstream gender in their trade policy.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-85092-873-0 (9780850928730)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Marilyn Carr is a development economist with over thirty years experience working in Africa and Asia. She was Senior Economist for the Intermediate Technology Development Group (now Practical Action); Chief, Economic Empowerment, UNIFEM; and founding member and Director, Global Markets, WIEGO. Mariama Williams is an international economics consultant and an Adjunct Associate at the Centre of Concern, Washington, DC. She is also the Research Adviser for the International Gender and Trade Network.
Content
Foreword Acronyms and abbreviations Introduction by Marilyn Carr Part One. The Impact of Trade on Women 1. Introduction to Part One by Mariama Williams Import Liberalisation 2. A Bitter Pill to Swallow: The Effects of Tariff Reductions on Sugar in Kenya by Yves Conze with Mariama Williams 3. Profits Fly the Coop: Gender Impacts of Trade Liberalisation on the Jamaican Poultry Industry by Carol Narcisse Preference Gain and Loss 4. Can it be Mended? Kenya and the MFA Phase-out by Paul Kamau 5. Knitting it Together: India and the MFA Phase-out by Pramod Dev 6. A Stitch in Time? AGOA and Lesotho's Clothing Sector by Mariama Williams and Marilyn Carr 7. Slipping on a Peel: The Effects of Changing Trade Regimes on the St Lucia Banana Industry by Carol Narcisse Service Liberalisation 8. Moving Forwards, Falling Backwards: GATS and the Migration of Skilled Professionals from the Caribbean by Carol Narcisse 9. Digitalising It: Women and Trade in ICT in Developing Countries by Mariama Williams and Carol Narcisse Non-Tariff Trade Barriers 10. Packaged to Perfection: The SPS Agreement and Aquaculture in Bangladesh by Marilyn Carr and Sanae Ito 11. Sitting on the Docks: The SPS Agreement and the Fish Industry in Uganda by May Sengendo 12. Lessons Learned from Part One by Mariama Williams Part Two. Linking Women With Export Markets 13. Introduction to Part Two by Marilyn Carr Traditional Primary Products 14. Raising the Bar on Chocolate: Cocoa Farmers in Ghana Shape the Future by Pauline Tiffen 15. Cultivating Organic Coffee: Challenges for Small Farmers in Jamaica by Dorienne Rowan-Campbell 16. Corporate Responsibility and the Cashew Nut Industry: Examples from India and Mozambique by adapted by Nazneen Kanji and Marilyn Carr New Export Markets 17. Swazi Secrets: Indigenous Products in the Global Marketplace by Nontokozo Nemarundwe, Maideyi Kutambura, Lucy Welford and Itai Chibaya 18. A Beautiful Business: The Case of Pure Fiji by Marilyn Carr compiled from material supplied by Pure Fiji 19. Trade is Blooming: The Case of Ramesh Flowers in India by Amit Lodha 20. Making Money from Honey: Linking Rural Ugandan Women with Export Markets by Rachel Nadelman, Sarah Silliman and Marilyn Carr Manufactured Exports 21. Toehold in India: Women Artisans Exporting Leather Sandals by Madhura Chatrapathy 22. Stitching Local to Global: SEWA's Trade Facilitation Centre by Reema Nanavaty and Mona Dave 23. Communications and Commerce: The Role of ICT in Linking Women Entrepreneurs with Global Markets by Nidhi Tandon and Gisele Yitamben 24. Lessons Learned from Part Two by Marilyn Carr About the contributors