Open AccessDevaki Jain and Diane Elson (eds). Harvesting Feminist Knowledge for Public Policy. Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd. 20 II. 396 pages. US$ 43.26.
Author(s) -
Afaq Mehmood
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
pakistan development review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 0030-9729
DOI - 10.30541/v50i1pp.90-91
Subject(s) - diversity (politics) , politics , socioeconomic status , social justice , sociology , economic justice , social science , political science , law , anthropology , population , demography
Harvesting Feminist Knowledge for Public Policy comprises 14articles by feminist thinkers from all over the world, reflecting onproblems of current patterns of development and calls for political,economic, and social changes to promote equality. In general thearticles are about the "triple crises" of food, fuel, and finance anddraw on the diversity of socioeconomic experiences of women in differentcountries. The authors argue for new ways of thinking about development,and offer ideas for reformulating development to secure social,economic, and political justice