Gender & Social Protection Strategies in the Informal Economy

by Naila Kabeer

Book Overview

The vast majority of the world's working women, particularly those from low-income households in developing countries, are located in the informal economy in activities that are casual, poorly paid, irregular and outside the remit of formal social security and protective legislation. This book examines the constraints and barriers which continue to confine women to these forms of work and what this implies for their ability to provide for themselves...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138662631
• ISBN13: 9781138662636
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Routledge India
• Length: 398 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"