Gender Politics and the Pursuit of Competitiveness in Malaysia: Women on Board

by Juanita Elias

Book Overview

This book is concerned with how the pursuit of national economic competitiveness by states has come to be intertwined with a globalised gender agenda--one in which women and the household economy are seen as 'untapped' resources.

In many East and Southeast Asian economies, competitiveness and the dangers of the middle-income trap dominate economic policy agendas: states' commitments to gender equality goals are frequently framed around...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032173181
• ISBN13: 9781032173184
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"