Fen-ling Chen

Working Women and State Policies in Taiwan

A Study in Political Economy

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book concentrates on exploring the changing relationship between the state and working women in Taiwan by incorporating social, economic, political and ideological factors into the historical analysis. It traces the history of state policies on women's employment, the impact of family and gender ideology on women's employment, women's roles in capitalist development, and the influence of women's movements on policy-making in Taiwan. Finally, it analyses the Taiwanese welfare regime in a gender-critical way.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-333-80209-0
• 2000
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 18mm
• ISBN-13: 9780333802090
• ISBN-10: 0333802098
• Artikelnr.: 44374780

Autorenporträt

FEN-LING CHEN is an Assistant Professor of Social Welfare at the University of Hsuanchuang, Shinchu, Taiwan, working on a comparative study of women's health policies. She is the author of Family Policy (in Chinese).

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Theoretical Perspectives Family and Gender Ideology Capitalist Development and the Female Labour Force Women's Movements and Women in Policy-making System Social Welfare and State Policies The Emergence of the Gender Equal Employment Bill Conclusion: Towards a Theoretical Historical Account of Gender Inequality in Taiwan Appendices Notes Bibliography Index