Transforming Gender and Development in East Asia

Book Overview

Transforming Gender and Development in East Asia brings together a collection of original essays from top scholars in the United States and Asia to explore the centrality of gender in the process of economic development in East Asia. Contributors demonstrate through ethnography, personal narratives, field observation, and in-depth interviews the essential parts women have played in the national growth, economic restructuring, and industrialization of East Asian countries, including South Korea, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and China.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415924928
• ISBN13: 9780415924924
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"