Gender Inequality in a Globalizing World Stephanie Seguino

Emphasis on market-friendly contractionary macroeconomic policies in recent years has done little to promote greater gender equality even in the case of the managed-market approaches adopted by the East Asian late industrialisers. This paper therefore argues that gender equitable expansionary macroeconomic and development policies are required, including financial market regulation, regulation of trade and investment flows, and gender-sensitive public sector spending.

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