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Risk, Gender, and Development in the 21st Century

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Globalization creates wealth but also financial crises. Although these systemic risks are generated by all participants in the world economy, their costs are disproportionately borne by the poor, especially women, who live in developing nations, with irrevocable damage to their capabilities. Since current reform proposals do not address inequities in the distribution of the costs of financial crises, we suggest changes in the design, implementation, content, and funding of policies that could provide security to women during crises. We argue that our suggestions will not succeed without women's participation in the debate on the reform of international financial architecture.

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  1. Economics and Finance, Monmouth University, USA

    Nahid Aslanbeigui (Professor)

  2. Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program, USA

    Gale Summerfield (Director)

  3. Human and Community Development, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

    Gale Summerfield (Director)

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Aslanbeigui, N., Summerfield, G. Risk, Gender, and Development in the 21st Century. International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society 15, 7–26 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011184220863

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