Women In The World-system

Using world systems theory, this volume examines women's status and fertility in the developing countries of the world. The author examines empirical data from over 90 countries--developed and less developed, with planned and market-oriented economies--to investigate the influence of investment and dependent development on women's share of education, of the labor force, and of economic sectors, and how these facotrs influence fertility.

Review: ?In sum, Ward's book has blazed a trail to a potentially bountiful new mine. Her conceptualizations and initial findings are provocative; they should provide impetus to others to build on her efforts. Social scientists in fields as diverse as occupational sociology, world-system/dependency theory, and women in development'--who already should find valuable nuggests in this book--may be expected to unearth future riches in further exploring her path.?-Contemporary Sociology