Gender, work, and economy : unpacking the global economy / Heidi Gottfried.
2013
306.3615 G685g 2013
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Title
Gender, work, and economy : unpacking the global economy / Heidi Gottfried.
Author
ISBN
9780745647647
0745647642
9780745647654 (pbk.)
0745647650
0745647642
9780745647654 (pbk.)
0745647650
Imprint
Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2013.
Language
English
Description
x, 338 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Call Number
306.3615 G685g 2013
System Control No.
(OCoLC)798615219
(OCoLC)798615219
(OCoLC)798615219
Summary
"This text uses a feminist lens to crack open the often hidden worlds of gender and work, addressing enduring questions about how structural inequalities are produced and why they persist. Making visible the social relationships that drive the global economy, the book explores how economic transformations not only change the way we work, but how we live our lives. The full extent of changing patterns of employment and the current financial crisis cannot be fully understood in the confines of narrow conceptions of work and economy. Feminists address this shortcoming by developing both a theory and a political movement aimed at unveiling the power relations inherent in old and new forms of work. By providing an analysis of gender, work, and the economy, Heidi Gottfried brings to light the many faces of power from the bedroom to the boardroom. A discussion of globalization is threaded throughout the book to uncover the impact of increasing global interconnections, and vivid case studies are included, from industrialized countries such as the US and the global cities of New York, London, and Tokyo, as well as from developing countries and the emerging global cities of Beijing, Shanghai, and Dubai." -- Publisher's description.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [294]-320) and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note
An introduction to gender, work, and economy : unpacking the global economy
Theory of work and economy
An integrative framework for the study of gender, work, and economy
The puzzle of gender segregation : from historical roots to contemporary divisions
Serving people : gender and services in the new economy
Caring for people : gender and social reproduction in service economies
State and economy : gender, policy, and work
Terrains of struggle : gender, work, and labor organizing
Thinking globally, global thinking : theories of internationalization and globalization
Gender, global labor markets, commodity chains, and mobilities : globalizing production and reproduction
On the global economic grid : Tokyo tales, London chronicles, Shanghai stories
New political landscapes : gender equality projects in global arenas and nation states.
Theory of work and economy
An integrative framework for the study of gender, work, and economy
The puzzle of gender segregation : from historical roots to contemporary divisions
Serving people : gender and services in the new economy
Caring for people : gender and social reproduction in service economies
State and economy : gender, policy, and work
Terrains of struggle : gender, work, and labor organizing
Thinking globally, global thinking : theories of internationalization and globalization
Gender, global labor markets, commodity chains, and mobilities : globalizing production and reproduction
On the global economic grid : Tokyo tales, London chronicles, Shanghai stories
New political landscapes : gender equality projects in global arenas and nation states.
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