| ISBN: 978-1-55587-751-4 $27.00 | ||
| 1999/154 pages/LC: 99-34284 Women and Change in the Developing World | ||
Metoyer first analyzes women’s social gains and losses during the Sandinista era. She then turns to the impact of Chamorro’s structural adjustment programs. Considering the position of women in post-Sandinista society, she provides a nuanced discussion of Nicaragua’s economic and social reality, as well as a rethinking of the ideology that underlies much development policy.
"Metoyer's book makes an important contribution to understanding the gendered effects of structural adjustment and neoliberal policies.... it marks an important step in the analysis of the relationship between women's movements and states."—Patricia Richards, Latin American Politics and Society
"This is a highly readable text, into which women's stories and occasional pictures have been woven throughout.... Recommended for all university libraries."—Choice
"Nicaragua specialists and students of revolution will benefit from this opportunity to contemplate the gender blindness that was a major flaw in the Sandinista project.... Chavez Metoyer's case study also provides important support for the argument that structural adjustment programs hide a gender bias."—Richard Stahler-Sholk, American Political Science Review