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Women's Work in the World Economy

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  • © 1992

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Editors:
  1. Nancy Folbre

    1. Bunting Institute, Radcliffe, Harvard University, Boston, USA

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  2. Barbara Bergmann

    1. Department of Economics, American University, USA

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  3. Bina Agarwal

    1. Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA

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  4. Maria Floro

    1. Department of Economics, American University, USA

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Part of the book series: International Economic Association Series (IEA)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxx
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  3. Developed Countries: Gains and Losses

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-105
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    2. Economic Development and the Feminisation of Poverty

      • Tuovi Allèn
      Pages 107-119

    3. Economic Independence of Women in the Netherlands

      • Marga Bruyn-Hundt
      Pages 120-131

    4. The Impact of Demographic Trends in the United Kingdom on Women’s Employment Prospects in the 1990s

      • Lynne Evans
      Pages 132-154

    5. Union Density and Women’s Relative Wage Gains

      • Jean Fletcher, Sandra Gill
      Pages 155-166

  4. Part-Time Market Work: Causes and Consequences

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 167-167
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    2. The Effects of Japanese Income Tax Provisions on Women’s Labour Force Participation

      • Aiko Shibatal
      Pages 169-179

    3. Women and Part-time Work: France and Great Britain Compared

      • Marie-Gabrielle David, Christophe Starzec
      Pages 180-194

    4. Differential Returns to Human Capital in Full-time and Part-time Employment

      • John F. Ermisch, Robert E. Wright
      Pages 195-212

    5. Part-time Work in Sweden and its Implications for Gender Equality

      • Marianne Sundström
      Pages 213-223
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Examines the role of women and men in the economy of the future. The diverse chapters share a common concern for the effect of public policies on women's work both in the market place and in the home. Empirical studies offer models for further research in the field of women in the economy.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Bunting Institute, Radcliffe, Harvard University, Boston, USA

    Nancy Folbre

  • Department of Economics, American University, USA

    Barbara Bergmann, Maria Floro

  • Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA

    Bina Agarwal

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