Risk, Gender, and Development in the 21st Century

Globalization creates wealth but also financial crises. Although these systemic risks are generated by all participants in the world economy, their costs are disproportionately borne by the poor, especially women, who live in developing nations, with irrevocable damage to their capabilities. Since c...

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Published in:International journal of politics, culture, and society culture, and society, 2001-10, Vol.15 (1), p.7-26
Main Authors: Aslanbeigui, Nahid, Summerfield, Gale
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Developing Countries
Development Policy
Economic Crises
Economic Development
Financial crisis
Financial risk
gender discrimination
Gender roles
Globalization
Government crises
International economics
International finance
International financial institutions
Introduction
Liberalization
Risk
Sex
Sexual Inequality
Social inequality
World Bank
World Economy
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Summary:Globalization creates wealth but also financial crises. Although these systemic risks are generated by all participants in the world economy, their costs are disproportionately borne by the poor, especially women, who live in developing nations, with irrevocable damage to their capabilities. Since current reform proposals do not address inequities in the distribution of the costs of financial crises, we suggest changes in the design, implementation, content, and funding of policies that could provide security to women during crises. We argue that our suggestions will not succeed without women's participation in the debate on the reform of international financial architecture.
ISSN:0891-4486
1573-3416
DOI:10.1023/A:1011184220863