Although Japanese economic development is often discussed, less attention is given to social development, and much less to gender related issues. By examining Japanese experiences related to gender, the authors seek insights relevant to the current developing countries. Simultaneously, the book points out the importance for Japanese society to draw lessons from the creativity and activism of women in developing countries.

'Each chapter is written in a comparative perspective with developing countries. The common message is a call for the creation of an interactive space to exchange individual experiences and insights between different societies in order to formulate a more powerful gender and development agenda in each society'. - Oxfam Development Resource Review

Autorentext
KUNIKO FUNABASHI Professor of Women/Gender Studies, Wako University YASUKO HAYASE Lecturer, Department of Economics, Meikai University, Japan KAZUKO KANO Senior Technical Advisor for Social Development, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), Japan KAORU MURAKAMI Research Fellow, Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO), Japan HIROKI NOGAMI Director, Inter-Disciplinary Studies Center, Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO), Japan HIROSHI KAN SATO Senior Researcher on Development Sociology, Development Studies Center, Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO), Japan KANAKO YAMAOKA Associate Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO), Japan

Inhalt
Introduction: An Attempt to Integrate Gender and Development Issues of Japan and Developing Countries; M.Murayama PART 1: REVIEWING JAPANESE EXPERIENCES Economic Development and Gender Disparities: The Japanese Experience; H.Nogami Gender Perspective in Family Planning: Development of Family Planning in Postwar Japan and Policy Implications from the Japanese Experience; Y.Hayase 'Livelihood Improvement' in Postwar Japan: Its Relevance for Rural Development Today; H.K.Sato Entrepreneurship and Rural Women's Empowerment: Some Japanese and Thai Cases; K.Kano PART 2: COMPARING JAPAN AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Women's Participation in Politics and Women's Movement: The History and Background of Recent Successes of Women Candidates in Local Elections; K.Funabashi Has Socialism Contributed to Gender Role Changes? A Comparison of Gender Roles in Cuba and Japan; K.Yamoaka Nation-State, Family and Gender: Recent Studies in Japan and Turkey; K.Murakami PART 3: INTEGRATING JAPAN AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN THE GLOBAL CONTEXT Factory Women under Globalization: Incorporating Japanese Women into the Global Factory Debate; M.Murayama