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Gender, citizenship and governance : a global source book


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Abstract: In this book, four case studies from India, Namibia, Pakistan, and South Africa describe civil society initiatives that have intervened in governance and brought about changes in institutional practice, aiming to secure strategic gender interests. These national case studies are complemented by a global perspective on governance and gender in the form of a state-of-the-art Introduction, an annotated bibliography of the international literature on this subject, and a review of relevant Web resources. , In this book, four case studies from India, Namibia, Pakistan, and South Africa describe civil society initiatives that have intervened in governance and brought about changes in institutional practice, aiming to secure strategic gender interests. These national case studies are complemented by a global perspective on governance and gender in the form of a state-of-the-art Introduction, an annotated bibliography of the international literature on this subject, and a review of relevant Web resources.
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Series Title: Critical reviews and annotated bibliographies series. Gender, society & development , Critical reviews and annotated bibliographies series. Gender, society & development
Country: India , Namibia , Pakistan , South Africa , India , Namibia , Pakistan , South Africa
Category: Policy , Policy
Editor: Albertyn, C. , Frank, L. , Khaxas, E. , Mbatha, L. , Mirza, N. , Mukhopadhyay, M. , Vijayan, A. , Albertyn, C. , Frank, L. , Khaxas, E. , Mbatha, L. , Mirza, N. , Mukhopadhyay, M. , Vijayan, A.
ISBN: 90-6832-724-0 , 90-6832-724-0
Keywords: governance , gender , women , participation , governance , gender , women , participation
Language: eng , eng
Organization: KIT - Royal Tropical Institute , KIT - Royal Tropical Institute
PAGE: 135 , 135
Place: Amsterdam , Amsterdam
Publisher: KIT Publishers , KIT Publishers
Year: 2004 , 2004
Region: South Asia , Southern Africa , South Asia , Southern Africa
Right: © 2004 KIT , © 2004 KIT
Subject: Social and Political Change , Social and Political Change
Title: Gender, citizenship and governance : a global source book , Gender, citizenship and governance : a global source book