This anthology gives a historically aware overview of the political and economic issues facing African women since Independence. It incorporates gender and transnational theory in its theoretical discussion of African women from the perspective of political economy. The three main themes are...

Die ehemalige konservative Oppositionsführerin Park Geun-hye (2004-2006) gilt als aussichtsreiche Kandidatin für die kommenden Präsidentschaftswahlen im Dezember 2007. Die Tochter des so genannten Entwicklungsdiktators Park Chung-hee, der während seines Regimes (1961-1979) den...

This paper evaluates the impacts of increasing female representation in Bolivian municipal councils on public policy choices and welfare outcomes. By combining detailed administrative panel data on municipal expenditures and revenues together with electoral data, an innovative regression...