这本独特的书对性别不平等的事实提供了一个易于理解的概述，并包含了关于这种不平等的经济理论的有价值的介绍，其适用性是根据经验证据进行评估的。这本书的一个特点是采用了多学科的方法来研究性别不平等。以创新的方式考虑了经济和社会学对性别不平等的影响。
这本书的学术范围很广，主要关注女性的劣势；女性儿童和女性所遭受的痛苦。课程包括性别不平等的经济理论和对这些理论的批评；性别选择、对男孩的偏好和女性的价值；性别不平等的措施及其应用；贫困的发生及其与剥夺妇女和儿童权利的关系；女性获得不同形式资本的机会对女性地位的影响（考虑到现代资本概念）；需要考虑到两性不平等与实现可持续发展之间鲜为探讨的关系；生态女性主义；以及男性对女性的虐待。主要来自南亚和东北亚国家的案例研究和例子加强了讨论。案例研究中对“部落”人和少数民族的不同做法给予了一些关注。这样做是为了更好地评估关于性别不平等的现有理论。采用多学科方法研究性别不平等的价值已得到充分证明。因此，这本书提供了一个比其他现有书籍更全面和平衡的性别不平等观点。
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Gender Inequality: Socioeconomic Analysis and Developing Country Case Studies
This unique book provides an easily comprehended overview of facts about gender inequality and contains a valuable introduction to economic theories of this inequality, the applicability of which is assessed in the light of empirical evidence. A special feature of this book is its adoption of a multidisciplinary approach to the study of gender inequality. Both economic and sociological influences on gender inequality are taken into account in an innovative fashion.
The scholarly coverage of this book is broad and focuses mainly on female disadvantage; both that suffered by female children and by women. Subjects covered include economic theories of gender inequality and critiques of these; sex selection, preferences for boys and the value of females; measures of gender inequality and their application; the occurrence of poverty and its relationship with the deprivation of women and children; implications for the status of females of their access to different forms of capital (taking into account modern concepts of capital); the need to take into account little explored relationships between gender inequality and the achievement of sustainable development; ecofeminism; and the abuse of women by men. The discussion is reinforced by case studies and examples drawn primarily from South Asian and Northeast Asian countries. Some attention is given in the case studies to the diverse practices of ‘tribal’ people and minorities. This is done in order to better assess existing theories about gender inequality. The value of adopting a multidisciplinary approach to the study of gender inequality is well demonstrated. Consequently, this book provides a more holistic and balanced view of gender inequality than other available books.
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