Gender Responsive Budgeting in Fragile States - The Case of Timor-Leste

List of contents

1.Introduction

2. The Emergence of Gender-Responsive Budgeting: Gender Machinery and the State

3. The Influence of Parliamentary Gender-Focused Institutions in Gender-Responsive Budgeting

4. The Contribution of the Women’s Movement to Making Economic Policy More Gender Responsive

5. The Role of Parliamentary Bodies in Supporting Gender-Responsive Budgeting

6. Administrative Data and its Potential for Gender Analysis in the Education Sector

7. The Potential of Gender Analysis to Improve Policy and Budgeting

8. Conclusion

About the author

Monica Costa is a former international gender adviser to the government of Timor-Leste and holds a doctorate on gender equality and policy in Timor-Leste from the University of South Australia, Australia.

Summary

This book investigates what GRB can deliver for gender equality and state resilience in fragile state contexts, such as Timor-Leste. It will suit researchers, policy makers and NGOs with an interest in policy, economics, gender and development.

Product details

• Authors: Monica Costa, Costa Monica
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367884987
• ISBN: 978-0-367-88498-7
• No. of pages: 188
• Series: Routledge ISS Gender, Sexuality and Development Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Gender studies, gender groups, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies