Women in the World-System - by Katheryn Ward (Hardcover)

About the Book

Using world systems theory, this volume examines women's status and fertility in the developing countries of the world. The author examines empirical data from over 90 countries--developed and less developed, with planned and market-oriented economies--to investigate the influence of investment and dependent development on women's share of education, of the labor force, and of economic sectors, and how these facotrs influence fertility.

Book Synopsis

Using world systems theory, this volume examines women's status and fertility in the developing countries of the world. The author examines empirical data from over 90 countries--developed and less developed, with planned and market-oriented economies--to investigate the influence of investment and dependent development on women's share of education, of the labor force, and of economic sectors, and how these facotrs influence fertility.

Review Quotes

?In sum, Ward's book has blazed a trail to a potentially bountiful new mine. Her conceptualizations and initial findings are provocative; they should provide impetus to others to build on her efforts. Social scientists in fields as diverse as occupational sociology, world-system/dependency theory, and women in development'--who already should find valuable nuggests in this book--may be expected to unearth future riches in further exploring her path.?-Contemporary Sociology

"In sum, Ward's book has blazed a trail to a potentially bountiful new mine. Her conceptualizations and initial findings are provocative; they should provide impetus to others to build on her efforts. Social scientists in fields as diverse as occupational sociology, world-system/dependency theory, and women in development'--who already should find valuable nuggests in this book--may be expected to unearth future riches in further exploring her path."-Contemporary Sociology