In Renegotiating Patriarchy: Gender, Agency and the Bangladesh Paradox, Naila Kabeer investigates how Bangladesh has achieved unexpected social progress in recent decades, particularly for women, and how this positive social change reflected the agency exercised by ordinary, often very poor, women in their everyday lives.
Book DetailsFor developing countries, decentralising power from central government to local authorities holds the promise of deepening democracy, empowering citizens, improving public services and boosting economic growth. Decentralised Governance brings together a new generation of political economy studies that explore these issues analytically, blending theoretical insights with empirical innovation.
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