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Assignment: Women and International Economic Development paper
Use Times New Roman, 12-point font, 1" margins, double spaced. Please edit and spell-check. Use MLA or Chicago style for citations. ANSWER ALL OF THE QUESTIONS BELOW, 3 PAGES FOR Q1 AND 1 PAGE FOR Q2 AND Q3. 5 PAGES IN TOTAL
Discuss why microfinance programs have been credited with empowering millions of poor women worldwide. Then, for the second part of the question, develop a gender analysis of why they have been critiqued. With examples, discuss how social institutions (household, community, state, market) and development discourse (by NGOs, corporations, states, international agencies) effect the relationships between microfinance and poverty. What are some strategies to change financial exclusion to address structural inequalities in gender, ethnicity, race and class over the long term? (Kabeer on Empowerment, Visvanathan & Yoder, Radhakrishnan, Mc Michael)
Define "masculinity" and "patriarchal dividend". Discuss the most likely strategies to change the patriarchal dividend with at least two specific examples (Connell, Lifelineshttps://www.lifelinesfilm.com/ (Links to an external site.) , Tough Guise https://washington.kanopystreaming.com.offcampus.lib.washington.edu/video/tough-guise-2-violence-manhood-and-american-culture (Links to an external site.) and A Way to Justice-MenEngage in Africa https://vimeo.com/47062526 (Links to an external site.)) The model of development which relies on globalization to integrate every part of the world more deeply into markets with the aim of higher economic growth is now in crisis, according to McMichael (Chapter 10).
Discuss why and how the rise of anti-globalization politics in the U.S and elsewhere could be understood as one response to this crisis. In the second part of your answer, discuss alternative word views, broadly conceived as "pluriverses." How do they rethink development? What are the implications of pluriverses for rethinking gender identities, expressions and gender inequality?
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What are and explain six debates over macroeconomic policy
: What are and explain the six debates over macroeconomic policy. Explain how credibility might affect the cost of reducing inflation. What adverse effects might be caused by tax incentives to increase saving?
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What is the impact on the deficit and on investment
: Assume that the government reduces expenditures on investments in technology and education, which yield a return of 15 percent, while the marginal return on private investment is 7 percent. What is the impact on growth?
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Impact of managed care in usa healthcare
: Managed Care refers to the cost management of healthcare services by controlling who the consumer sees and how much the service costs.
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Discuss the political economy of such legislation
: Many cities have passed rent control legislation. Discuss carefully who benefits and loses from such legislation, in the short run and in the long run. Discuss the political economy of such legislation.
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Define masculinity and patriarchal dividend
: Define "masculinity" and "patriarchal dividend". Discuss the most likely strategies to change the patriarchal dividend with at least two specific examples.
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Compute the national income
: Using the data in Exhibit 11, compute national income (NI) by making the required subtraction from GDP. Explain why NI might be a better measure of economic performance than GDP
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Distinguish between aerobic and anaerobic respiration
: Distinguish between aerobic and anaerobic respiration. What kinds of organisms carry out each form of respiration? Describe the end products of each pattern.
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Recommend a strategy based on your analysis
: Summarize the impact of health care spending in the United States on the economy. Provide a critical analysis of this impact that is supported by relevant cited sources. Recommend a strategy based on your analysis.
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Explain the interdependence of banks and railroads
: What were the issues created by the development of the railroads that created the need for a new and different management and business structure for railroads?
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