Gender perspectives and gender impacts of the global economic crisis [electronic resource] / edited by Rania Antonopoulos.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction to the book / Rania Antonopoulos -- 2. Financial crisis and their gendered employment impact : emerging trends and past experiences / Jayati Ghosh -- 3. Investing in care in the midst of a crisis : a strategy for effective and equitable job creation in the United States / Rania Antonopoulos, Kijong Kim, Tom Masterson, and Ajit Zacharias -- 4. Macroeconomic policies and gender equality in Latin America : assessing the gender impact of the global economic crisis / Valeria Esquivel and Corina Rodr�iguez Enr�iquez -- 5. Trade contraction in India and South Africa during the global crisis : examining gender and skill biases in job loss / David Kucera, Leanne Roncolato, and Erik von Uexkull -- 6. Impacts of financial crisis and post-crisis policies on China : a gendered analysis / Yan Liang and Sara Hsu -- 7. Has India learned any lessons from the global crisis? : the case of a less well-known but most globalized industry from a gender perspective / Indira Hirway -- 8. The economic crisis of 2008 and the added worker effect in transition countries / Tamar Khitarishvili -- 9. Economic crises and the added worker effect in the Turkish labor market / Serkan De�girmenci and �Ipek �Ilkkaracan -- 10. Agricultural innovation for food security and environmental sustainability in the context of the recent economic crisis : why a gender perspective? / Diana Alarc�on and Christina Bodouroglou.

"With the full effects of the Great Recession still unfolding, this collection of essays analyses the gendered economic impacts of the crisis. The volume, from an international set of contributors, argues that gender-differentiated economic roles and responsibilities within households and markets can potentially influence the ways in which men and women are affected in times of economic crisis.Looking at the economy through a gender lens, the contributors investigate the antecedents and consequences of the ongoing crisis as well as the recovery policies adopted in selected countries. There are case studies devoted to Latin America, transition economies, China, India, South Africa, Turkey, and the USA. Topics examined include unemployment, the job-creation potential of fiscal expansion, the behavioural response of individuals whose households have experienced loss of income, social protection initiatives, food security and the environment, shedding of jobs in export-led sectors, and lessons learned thus far. From these timely contributions, students, scholars, and policymakers are certain to better understand the theoretical and empirical linkages between gender equality and macroeconomic policy in times of crisis"-- Provided by publisher.

"With the full effects of the Great Recession still unfolding, this collection of essays analyses the gendered economic impacts of the crisis. The volume, from an international set of contributors, argues that gender-differentiated economic roles and responsibilities within households and markets can potentially influence the ways in which men and women are affected in times of economic crisis. Looking at the economy through a gender lens, the contributors investigate the antecedents and consequences of the ongoing crisis as well as the recovery policies adopted in selected countries. There are case studies devoted to Latin America, transition economies, China, India, South Africa, Turkey, and the USA. Topics examined include unemployment, the job-creation potential of fiscal expansion, the behavioural response of individuals whose households have experienced loss of income, social protection initiatives, food security and the environment, shedding of jobs in export-led sectors, and lessons learned thus far. From these timely contributions, students, scholars, and policymakers are certain to better understand the theoretical and empirical linkages between gender equality and macroeconomic policy in times of crisis"-- Provided by publisher.

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