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New Perspectives on Gender and Migration
Livelihood, Rights and Entitlements
Series: Routledge/UNRISD Research in Gender and Development
This book discusses recent theoretical and empirical developments in international migration from a gender perspective. Its main objective is to analyse the diversification and stratification of gendered migratory streams with regard to skill level, labour market integration, and legal status. In...
Published September 28th 2009 by Routledge
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Transnational Activism in Asia
Problems of Power and Democracy
Series: Routledge Research in Transnationalism
This book provides new perspectives on transnational activism with a specific regional focus on Asia. By offering an innovative approach, its theoretical chapters and empirical case studies examine macro as well as micro aspects of power and how cross-border activities of civil society groups are...
Published February 26th 2009 by Routledge
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Critical Perspectives on Global Governance
Rights and Regulation in Governing Regimes
Series: RIPE Series in Global Political Economy
The first in-depth analysis of how global governance impacts on the lives of ordinary people. This new volume includes four detailed case studies on labour, migration, children and development that explore the actual nature of governance policies in the GPE. Jean Grugel and Nicola Piper&...
Published December 5th 2007 by Routledge
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Women and Work in Globalizing Asia
Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia
This book sheds light on the real experiences of women in different societies, exploring the impact of globalization through the changing nature of the labour of women. A comprehensive survey of women and work is provided by using case studies and empirical data collected from throughout Asia and...
Published December 12th 2001 by Routledge