Visioning an equitable world : reflections on women, democracy, education, and economic development : an intellectual memoir by Tinker, Irene, author instant download

Visioning an equitable world : reflections on women, democracy, education, and economic development : an intellectual memoir by Tinker, Irene, author instant download

xiii, 644 pages ; 25 cm, Collected essays, Includes bibliographical references, Political theory, democracy, and elections. Case studies of India's first general elections ; America : melting pot or plural society? ; The first general elections in India and Indonesia ; Quotas for women in elected legislatures : do they really empower women? ; Assumptions and realities : electoral quotas for women -- Education for all. The underprepared college student ; Federal City College : how black? ; Reaching poor women in Nepal : do literacy programs really work? -- Population and family planning. Cultural and population change -- excerpts -- Activism in the nation's capital. Women in Washington : advocates for public policy ; Letter from Canton, Mississippi -- 1963 ; Radcliffe College Alumnae Association : Alumnae Recognition Award, Irene Tinker -- Influencing development policy. Feminist values : ethnocentric or universal? ; Women in Washington : advocates for public policy, my chapter on \"women in development\" ; A tribute to Ester Boserup : utilizing interdisciplinarity to analyze global socio-economic change ; The adverse impact of development on women ; The making of a field : advocates, practitioners, and scholars ; Women in developing societies : economic independence is not enough ; Nongovernmental organizations : an alternative power base for women? ; The state and the family : planning for equitable futures in developing nations -- Influencing global policy through UN conferences. A feminist view of Copenhagen ; A personal view and appraisal of Nairobi ; UN decade for women : its impact and legacy ; The Fourth World Conference for Women in Beijing, the NGO Forum in Huairou -- Women's roles in the rural economy. Women's roles on North American farms ; Women in African development [including citation from rural sociology] ; New technologies for food related activities : an equity strategy ; The real rural energy crisis : women's time ; Women, donors, and community…