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This unique volume is the first to examine Nobel Laureate Amartya
Sen's ideas through the lens of gender. His humanitarian approach
to economics has been crucial to the development of several aspects
of feminist economics and gender analysis. This book outlines the
range and usefulness of his work for gender analysis while also
exploring some of its silences and implicit assumptions.
This unique volume is the first to examine Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen's ideas through the lens of gender. His humanitarian approach to economics has been crucial to the development of several aspects of feminist economics and gender analysis. This book outlines the range and usefulness of his work for gender analysis while also exploring some of its silences and implicit assumptions. The result is a collection of groundbreaking and insightful essays which cover major topics in Sen's work, such as the capability approach, justice, freedom, social choice, agency, missing women and development and well-being. Perspectives have been drawn from both developing and developed countries, with most of the authors applying Sen's concepts to cultural, geographic and historical contexts which differ from his original applications. Significant highlights include a wide-ranging conversation between the book's editors and Sen on many aspects of his work, and an essay by Sen himself on why he is disinclined to provide a definitive list of capabilities. These essays were previously published in Feminist Economics.
In this comprehensive analysis of gender and property in South Asia, Bina Agarwal argues that the most important economic factor affecting women is the gender gap in command over property. In rural South Asia, the crucial form of property is arable land, a critical determinant of economic well-being, social status and empowerment. Few women own land, however, and even fewer control it. By drawing upon a wide range of economic, legal, historical and ethnographic sources and field research, the author addresses the reasons for this imbalance, and asks how the barriers to land ownership can be overcome. The study identifies regional variations across five South Asian countries and explores the interface of economics, culture and gender politics through an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural approach. The book offers insights into the current theoretical and policy debates on land reform and women's status.
A valuable and documented source. --Choice Ferkiss has navigated an exceedingly complex course through our
philosophical history, tracing the lineage of ideas about nature
and technology as they evolved from ancient times through Taoism,
industrialism, Marxism, and several other isms.' Offers a colorful, concise, and well-written survey of formal thought on the role of science and technology.
Worldwide in its scope and reach, Ferkiss's book encompasses
ethics and technology, society, and international relations--a true
renaissance perspective. It is written clearly and without
trepidations. A valuable overview of conceptions of nature, science, and
technology since ancient times. Anyone concerned with global
environmental issues will benefit from its temperate, even- handed
treatment of the hundreds of thinkers who have participated in
great age-old debate over the human conquest of the earth and its
resources. A fine book . . . an excellent source book and] a valuable
reference work, one of those books that belong on the shelf, near
at hand, in the collection of any serious student of
environmentalism and the history of technology. It will be
consulted often. An extraordinary achievement--a dazzling scholarly tour de force
that is so clearly and elegantly written that readers are gripped
by the superb story Ferkiss] tells. It is the story of what may be
the central issue of our time--humanity's relationship with nature.
. . . Perhaps no scholar on earth is better equipped to tell this
story. . . . Ferkiss] exhibits an extraordinary command of the
subject as he takes readers on a fascinating guided tour through
Western and Eastern culture, beautifully summarizing and
judiciously commenting on the changing attitudes shown by people
ranging from Buddhists to Nazis, from the ancient Greeks to today's
Earth Firsters and ecotopians .... A genuine treat. A fine book...it reaches broadly and deeply into our cultural
roots, bringing religion, theology, popular culture, science,
folklore, natural history and much else into the discussion...an
excellent source book and] a valuable reference work, one of those
books that belong on the shelf, near at hand, in the collection of
any serious student of environmentalism and the history of
technology. It will be consulted often. While all human societies have enlisted technologies to control
nature, the last hundred years have witnessed the technological
exploitation and destruction of natural resources on an
unprecedented scale. As environmental groups and the scientific
community sound the alarm about deforestation, global warming and
ozone depletion, the obvious question arises: how did we get where
we are today? Victor Ferkiss here sets out to answer this central
question, emphasizing that we cannot escape from our present
environmental predicament unless we understand the ideas which have
created it.
According to many scientists, climate change is a growing threat to life as we know it, requiring a large-scale, immediate response. According to many economists, climate change is a moderately important problem; the best policy is a slow, gradual start, to avoid spending too much. They can't both be right. In this book, Frank Ackerman offers a refreshing look at the economics of climate change, explaining how the arbitrary assumptions of conventional theories get in the way of understanding this urgent problem. The benefits of climate protection are vital but priceless, and hence often devalued in cost-benefit calculations. Preparation for the most predictable outcomes of global warming is less important than protection against the growing risk of catastrophic change; massive investment in new, low carbon technologies and industries should be thought of as life insurance for the planet. Ackerman makes an impassioned plea to construct a better economics, arguing that the solutions are affordable and the alternative is unthinkable. If we can't afford the future, what are we saving our money for? "Can we Afford the Future?" is part of "The New Economics" series, which uses the ideas behind a new, more human economics to provide a fresh way of looking at major contemporary issues.
Economists studying environmental collective action and green
governance have paid little attention to the question of gender.
Research on gender and green governance in other disciplines has
focused mainly on women's near absence from forestry institutions.
This interdisciplinary book turns that focus on its head to ask:
what if women were present in these institutions? What difference
would that make?
According to many scientists, climate change is a growing threat to life as we know it, requiring a large-scale, immediate response. According to many economists, climate change is a moderately important problem; the best policy is a slow, gradual start, to avoid spending too much. They can't both be right. In this book, Frank Ackerman offers a refreshing look at the economics of climate change, explaining how the arbitrary assumptions of conventional theories get in the way of understanding this urgent problem. The benefits of climate protection are vital but priceless, and hence often devalued in cost-benefit calculations. Preparation for the most predictable outcomes of global warming is less important than protection against the growing risk of catastrophic change; massive investment in new, low carbon technologies and industries should be thought of as life insurance for the planet. Ackerman makes an impassioned plea to construct a better economics, arguing that the solutions are affordable and the alternative is unthinkable. If we can't afford the future, what are we saving our money for? Can we Afford the Future? is part of The New Economics series, which uses the ideas behind a new, more human economics to provide a fresh way of looking at major contemporary issues.
Economists studying environmental collective action and green governance have paid little attention to gender. Research on gender and green governance in other disciplines has focused mainly on women's near absence from forestry institutions. This interdisciplinary book turns that focus on its head to ask: what if women were present in these institutions? What difference would that make? Would women's inclusion in forest governance - undeniably important for equity - also affect decisions on forest use and outcomes for conservation and subsistence? Are women's interests in forests different from men's? Would women's presence lead to better forests and more equitable access? Does it matter which class of women governs? And how large a presence of women would make an impact? Answers to these questions can prove foundational for effective environmental governance. Yet they have hardly been empirically investigated. In an analysis that is conceptually sophisticated and statistically rigorous, using primary data on community forestry institutions in India and Nepal, this book is the first major study to comprehensively address these wide-ranging issues. It traces women's history of exclusion from public institutions, the factors which constrain their effective participation, and how those constraints can be overcome. It outlines how strategic partnerships between forestry and other civil society institutions could strengthen rural women's bargaining power with community and government. And it examines the complexities of eliciting government accountability in addressing poor rural women's needs, such as for clean domestic fuel and access to the commons. Located in the interface of environmental studies, political economy and gender analysis, the volume makes significant original contributions to current debates on gender and governance, forest conservation, clean energy policy, critical mass and social inclusion. Traversing uncharted territory with rare analytical rigor, this lucidly written book will be of interest to scholars and students as well as policy makers and practitioners.
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