Gender, Development and Globalization

Written for a general readership with an interest in economics and social policy, this volume looks at how globalization shapes development, wellbeing, and gender and social equality. Lourdes Benería, a founding figure in feminist economics, revised the work for its second edition with Gunseli Berik and Maria Floro, bringing it up to date with theoretical, empirical, and methodological advances and with global events of the past decade.

The authors argue that feminist economics offers a useful lens for today's biggest problems. They examine gaps between the Global South and North and within individual nations, enduring poverty, and the growing exposure of people to financial shocks, food shortages, and climate change. The book also surveys strategies and policies that could support fairer and more sustainable development.

The analysis draws on feminist and human development thinking, including Amartya Sen's capability approach. It gives particular attention to the care economy, the mounting burdens placed on women, and the shortcomings of neoliberal reforms in reducing poverty, inequality, and economic vulnerability.