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Gender and social protection in the developing world : beyond mothers and safety nets / Rebecca Holmes and Nicola Jones.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: London ; New York : Zed Books ; New York : Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, [2013]Description: xix, 316 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781780320410 (pb)
  • 1780320418 (pb)
  • 9781780320427 (hb)
  • 1780320426 (hb)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.42091724 23
LOC classification:
  • HV1448.D44 H65 2013
Contents:
Introduction : why social protection needs a gender lens -- Key concepts in gender and social protection -- The gendered patterning of vulnerability, risk and resilience -- Transferring income and assets : assessing the contribution to gender-sensitive poverty reduction -- Working one's way out of poverty : public works through a gender lens -- Insuring against shocks : the gendered dimensions of insurance -- Ensuring access to state provision : towards more gender-sensitive subsidy schemes -- Why politics matters : a gendered political economy approach to social protection -- Conclusions and recommendations : advancing gender-sensitive social protection.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-306) and index.

Introduction : why social protection needs a gender lens -- Key concepts in gender and social protection -- The gendered patterning of vulnerability, risk and resilience -- Transferring income and assets : assessing the contribution to gender-sensitive poverty reduction -- Working one's way out of poverty : public works through a gender lens -- Insuring against shocks : the gendered dimensions of insurance -- Ensuring access to state provision : towards more gender-sensitive subsidy schemes -- Why politics matters : a gendered political economy approach to social protection -- Conclusions and recommendations : advancing gender-sensitive social protection.

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