Kabeer, Naila 
ORCID: 0000-0001-7769-9540 and Mahmud, Simeen
(2004)
Globalization, gender and poverty: Bangladeshi women workers in export and local markets.
Journal of International Development, 16 (1).
pp. 93-109.
ISSN 0954-1748
Abstract
Economic liberalization in Bangladesh has led to the emergence of a number of export-oriented industries, of which the manufacture of ready-made garments is the most prominent. The industry currently employs around 1.5 million workers, the overwhelming majority of whom are women. This paper explores the poverty implications of this new form of employment through a comparison of the socio-economic backgrounds, wages and working conditions and contributions to household needs of women working for global markets with those working for domestic markets.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Official URL: | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(IS... |
| Additional Information: | © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd |
| Divisions: | Gender Studies |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Sep 2013 08:40 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Nov 2024 08:42 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/53097 |
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