Women voters: courted – yes, respected – no?
Dahlia Martin – Women are a focal point in Malaysian politics today, with some recent discussion of their ability as voters to decide election outcomes. But this has not translated … Continue reading
Co-management and urban ecology
Marnie Graham and Henrik Ernstson – Co-management brings together resource users and fosters conflict-resolution and encourages stakeholder participation. That’s the rhetoric, at least. The reality is that co-management frequently involves long … Continue reading
Urban world: Cities and the rise of the consuming class
….600 cities making the largest contribution to a higher global GDP—the City 600—will generate nearly 65 percent of world economic growth by 2025. However, the most dramatic story within the … Continue reading
Contours of Global Order
Noam Chomsky – Contours of Global Order: Domination, Instability, and Xenophobia in a Changing World Text of lecture given at Westerkerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, March 13, 2011 [Contours of Global … Continue reading
Think Again: Burma’s Economy
Jared Bessinger – Burma is open for business, and foreign investors are champing at the bit. Time for a reality check. That the current economic reform program will bring broad-based development … Continue reading
When Daughters Migrate and Mothers Do Not
Deepita Chakravarty and Ishita Chakravarty – As many of the discriminatory practices against girl children and women primarily take place within the household, the family seems to have a crucial … Continue reading
Breaking the Multiple Constraints on Poor Women’s Livelihoods
Naila Kabeer et al. – The Discussion Paper assesses the success of two pilot projects—one in West Bengal, India and the other in Sindh, Pakistan—in ‘graduating’ poor women out of … Continue reading
Born Free and Equal
The UN Human Rights Office has released a new publication on sexual orientation and gender identity in international human rights law. It sets out the source and scope of some … Continue reading
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