The gender politics of development : essays in hope and despair - Rai, Shirin M. (London ; New York ; New Delhi : Zubaan/Zed Books, 2008)
Introduction -- Nationalism and nation-building -- Women and the postcolonial state -- Theorising gender and democratisation -- Mainstreaming gender, democratizing the state? -- Quotas in context -- Feminizing global governance -- Knowledge and/as power: a gendered critique of trips -- Networking across borders: new forms of feminist organising -- Conclusion - what hopes, why despair? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: Women in development; Women -- Political activity; Feminism -- Political aspects; Women -- Political activity -- Developing countries; Women -- Political activity -- India; Democratization