Gender and Social Protection in the Developing World

by Nicola Jones and Rebecca Holmes

Book Overview

Millions of pounds of international development funds are invested annually in social protection programmes to tackle poverty. Poverty is perpetuated by risk and vulnerability, much of which is gendered. Despite this, little attention has been paid to gender-sensitive policy and programme design and implementation.

Gender and Social Protection in the Developing World introduces a much-needed gender lens to these debates. Drawing on empirical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780320418
• ISBN13: 9781780320410
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"