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Globalization, social exclusion and gender
Carr, Marilyn Chen, Martha
Carr, Marilyn
Chen, Martha
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"This article looks at patters of social exclusion and inclusion from the perspective of the working poor, especially women, in developing countries. It aims to identify different processes of social exclusion and inclusion – rather than assess their causes or measure their impact – in the context of specific processes of global economic integration that are driven by trade liberalization. More specifically, the focus will be on the reorganization of production into global production systems, notably global value chains and export processing zones (EPZs); and the reorganization of domestic production in response to trade liberalization. These related processes will be compared and contrasted, with examples from a few key sectors – garments, non-timber forest products, food processing, horticulture and construction – in a few select countries in Asia (India, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand), Latin America (Chile, Mexico and Peru) and Africa (Kenya, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe). [...] The article is divided into three main sections. By way of background, the first defines the concepts used and reviews some of the current issues relating to social exclusion and inclusion. The second section discusses examples of three broad processes of social exclusion and inclusion associated with globalization. The third section of the article examines the implications of the examples cited, first for the analysis of social exclusion in the context of developing countries and, second, for the formulation of policies to address social exclusion associated with global economic integration.", p. 129-130
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2004
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