Patrons of women literacy projects and gender development in rural Nepal
Assuming that women's empowerment would accelerate the pace of social change in rural Nepal, the World Bank urged the Nepali government to undertake a "Gender Activities Project" within an ongoing long-term water-engineering scheme. The author, an anthropologist specializing in bureau...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Berghahn Books
2011, 2011
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Assuming that women's empowerment would accelerate the pace of social change in rural Nepal, the World Bank urged the Nepali government to undertake a "Gender Activities Project" within an ongoing long-term water-engineering scheme. The author, an anthropologist specializing in bureaucratic organizations and gender studies, was hired to monitor the project. Analyzing her own experience as a practicing "development expert," she demonstrates that the professed goal of "women's empowerment" is a pretext for promoting economic organizational goals and the interests of |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 259 pages illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9781845457686 9781299777231 1299777236 1845457684 |