This book explores the consequences of ignoring rural women in state development initiatives. It considers the major state agricultural policy initiatives in Latin America—agrarian reform and integrated rural development—as well as the effectiveness of income-generating projects.
This book offers an interdisciplinary exploration of the kinds of dilemmas feminist researchers have confronted in the field, both in the United States and in Third World countries. It unravels the contradictions stemming from attempts to equalize the research relationship.