This book explores the positive and negative consequences of national development policies and programmes in the lives of women in Sri Lanka. Overall, the book argues for an holistic framework to situate the political, social and economic changes that have shaped the country over more than five decades. INDICE: Foreword - Noeleen HeyzerPrefacePART ONE: LOOKING BACKFifty Years since Political Independence - Swarna Jayaweera An OverviewConstitutions, Governance and Laws - Savitri GoonesekereViolence, Armed Conflict and the Community - Radhika CoomaraswamyWomen in Education and Employment - Swarna JayaweeraWomen's Health, Population and Quality of Life - Daya SamarasingheThe Family: Continuity and Change - Wimala de SilvaThe Contingent Politics of the Women's Movement in Sri Lanka after Independence - Kumari Jayawardena and Malathi de AlwisPART TWO: WOMEN SPEAKContinuity and ChangeTrapped in PovertyThe Trauma of ViolenceConclusion: Women's Experiences
- ISBN: 978-0-7619-9504-3
- Editorial: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 372
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