Transforming Capitalism and Patriarchy: Gender and Development in AfricaGordon analyzes the interplay between capitalism, development and the status of African women. Drawing on the work of both African and Western researchers, she shows that capitalist development projects have mainly benefited a small stratum of African elites and proposes concrete strategies for making it more equitable for women. |
Contents
Feminist Theory and the PatriarchyCapitalist Nexus in Africa | 13 |
Underdeveloped Capitalism and the Status of African Women | 47 |
Womens Responses to Capitalist Development and Patriarchy | 77 |
The State Capitalism and Patriarchy | 109 |
Development and Women | 135 |
Capitalism Class Formation and the Future of Patriarchy | 163 |
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About the Book 219 | |
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