"The Routledge Handbook of Gender and Development provides a comprehensive statement and reference point for gender and … reviews and appraisals of the current state of gender and development and considers future trends. It includes theoretical and … politics and policy of how we think about and practice gender and development. Organized into eight inter-related sections, the …

Contents: Foreword / Linda Putnam -- Introduction -- 1. Spheres of influence: Unpacking gender differences in …. Keeping our friends close: Friendship maintenance through the roles of gender and negotiation / Kaitlyn R. Gallagher, Tatem H …. Burns, and Alice F. Stuhlmacher -- 3. Gender and spousal negotiation / Beth Livingston and Seung Whan Ryu -- 4. Gender, work …