How does public infrastructure (or lack thereof) affect time use in Mongolia?
In: Asia Pacific population journal, Band 31, Heft 1, S. 43-62
ISSN: 1564-4278
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In: Asia Pacific population journal, Band 31, Heft 1, S. 43-62
ISSN: 1564-4278
In: Asia Pacific population journal, Band 31, Heft 1, S. 5-42
ISSN: 1564-4278
In: Development dialogue, Heft 60, S. 175-197
ISSN: 0345-2328
Drawing from the contributions of feminist economics and ecological economics, this paper explores the interconnection between the crisis of care and the deepening ecological crisis. It argues that there are crucial interdependence between the market economy and the reproductive economy and between the entire human (economic) system and the ecosystems that must be ardently addressed. Building on the extensive work of feminist economists and ecological economists, it demonstrates that an obsessive preoccupation on material economic growth in the economic paradigm inadequately address the care requirements of human maintenance and social reproduction and the vital dependence of human life on the ecosystem, but actively contributes to crisis creation and intensification. The paper also evaluates whether the mainstream economic solution of having 'more and better markets' can adequately address these crises. Finally, it provides an alternative framework based on feminist economics and ecological approaches, for developing gender-sensitive and environment-aware economic policies. Adapted from the source document.
In: Politica internazionale: rivista bimestrale dell'IPALMO, Heft 1-2, S. 169-190
ISSN: 0032-3101
In: Asia Pacific population journal, Band 31, Heft 1, S. 87-107
ISSN: 1564-4278
In: Asia Pacific population journal, Band 31, Heft 1, S. 63-85
ISSN: 1564-4278
In: Oxford development studies, Band 48, Heft 3, S. 287-303
ISSN: 1469-9966
In: Gender and Social Policy in a Global Context, S. 193-216
In: Journal of income distribution: an international journal of social economics
This paper investigates gender differences in asset ownership. Specifically, the present case study explores whether a gender-specific composition in asset ownership between heads of households and spouses can be detected among low-income, urban households in Bangkok, Thailand. To examine this issue empirically we use a sample of 134 couples from a 2002 survey. Data collected were at the level of the individual respondent on accumulated physical and financial assets and both husband and wife were interviewed separately. The findings suggest that asset composition varies by gender, indicating that further investigation is warranted on this topic. Tobit and Probit tests are used to examine the factors that may affect this gendered pattern.
In: The journal of development studies, Band 57, Heft 7, S. 1198-1220
ISSN: 1743-9140
In: World development: the multi-disciplinary international journal devoted to the study and promotion of world development, Band 140, S. 105371