Gender aspects of the trade and poverty nexus : a macro-micro approach

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Title:

Author:

Bussolo, Maurizio, 1964-

ISBN:

9780821377628

9780821377642

9780821377635

Personal Author:

Bussolo, Maurizio, 1964-

Publication Information:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan ; Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2009.

Physical Description:

xx, 282 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Series:

Equity and development series

Equity and development series.

General Note:

At foot of title: A copublication of Palgrave Macmillan and the World Bank.

Contents:

Gender aspects of the trade and poverty nexus : an introduction and overview / Maurizio Bussolo and Rafael E. De Hoyos -- The gender effects of trade liberalization in developing countries : a review of the literature / Marzia Fontana -- Oil price shocks, poverty and gender : a social accounting matrix analysis for Kenya / Jean-Pascal Nganou, Juan Carlos Parra, and Quentin Wodon -- Exports and labor income by gender : a social accounting matrix analysis for Senegal / Ismael Fofana, Juan Carlos Parra, and Quentin Wodon -- Trade, growth, and gender in developing countries : a comparison of Ghana, Honduras, Senegal, and Uganda / John Cockburn ... [et al.] -- Higher prices of export crops, intrahousehold inequality, and human capital accumulation in Senegal / Maurizio Bussolo, Rafael E. De Hoyos, and Quentin Wodon -- More coffee, more cigarettes? Coffee market liberalization, gender, and bargaining in Uganda / Jennifer Golan and Jann Lay -- Gender impacts of agricultural liberalization : evidence from Ghana / Charles Ackah and Jann Lay -- Can maquila booms reduce poverty? Evidence from Honduras / Rafael E. De Hoyos, Maurizio Bussolo, and Oscar Núñez.

Abstract:

This volume introduces the gender dimension into empirical analyses of the links between trade and poverty, which can improve policy making. The chapters assesses the importance of gender in determining the poverty effects of trade shocks. Part I, relying on ex ante simulation approaches, focuses on the macroeconomic links between trade and gender, where labor market structure and its functioning play a key role. Part II concentrates on micro models of households and attempts to identify the ex post effects of trade shocks on household income levels and consumption choices. It also addresses questons about possible changes in inequality within households due to improved economic opportunities for women.

Subject Term:

Sex role.

Poverty.

Commerce.

Added Author:

Bussolo, Maurizio, 1964-

De Hoyos, Rafael E.

Added Corporate Author:

The World Bank.

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Trade liberalization can create economic opportunities for poor people. But are these opportunities available to men and women equally? Do the gender disparities in access to education, health, credit, and other resources limit the gains from trade and the potential benefits to poor women? This volume introduces the gender dimension into empirical analyses of the links between trade and poverty, which can improve policy making.The collection of chapters in this book is close to an ideal macro-micro evaluation technique that explicitly assesses the importance of gender in determining the poverty effects of trade shocks. Part I, relying on ex ante simulation approaches, focuses on the macroeconomic links between trade and gender, where labor market structure and its functioning play a key role. Part II concentrates on micro models of households and attempts to identify the ex post effects of trade shocks on household income levels and consumption choices. It also addresses questions about possible changes in inequality within households due to improved economic opportunities for women.'Gender Aspects of the Trade and Poverty Nexus' will be invaluable to policy makers, development practitioners and researchers, journalists, and students.