Middle Eastern Women and the Invisible Economy

, by Fernea, Elizabeth Warnock; Lobban, Richard A.

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ISBN: 9780813015774 | 0813015774
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 6/1/1998

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Foreword

(4)

Preface

xiii

Introduction

(44)

Richard A. Lobban, Jr.

Part I. Strategies for Survival: Women at the Margins

(68)

1. Nubian Women and the Shadow Economy

(15)

Anne M. Jennings

2. Baggara Women as Market Strategists

(14)

Barbara J. Michael

3. Invisible Survivors: Women and Diversity in the Transitional Economy of Yemen

(22)

Delores M. Walters

4. The Invisible Economy, Survival, and Empowerment: Five Cases from Atbara, Sudan

(17)

Nada Mustafa M. Ali

Part II. Women and Work: The Invisible Economy of Egypt

113

(74)

5. Urban Egyptian Women in the Informal Health Care Sector

113

(19)

Marcia C. Inhorn

6. Nest Eggs of Gold and Beans: Baladi Egyptian Women's Invisible Capital

132

(16)

Evelyn A. Early

7. Women, Work, and the Informal Economy in Rural Egypt

148

(18)

Barbara K. Larson

8. Women and Home-Based Microenterprises

166

(21)

Marie Butler

Part III. Methods and Measures: The Invisible Economy of Tunisia

187

(46)

9. "Invisible" Work, Work at Home: The Condition of Tunisian Women

187

(11)

Sophie Ferchiou

10. Women in the Invisible Economy in Tunis

198

(17)

Richard A. Lobban, Jr.

11. The Invisible Economy at the Edges of the Medina of Tunis

215

(18)

Isabelle Berry-Chikhaoui

Part IV. Locations and Linkages in the Invisible Economy

233

(54)

12. Marcel: Straddling Visible and Invisible Lebanese Economies

233

(12)

Suad Joseph

13. Women in Cairo's (In)visible Economy: Linking Local and National Trends

245

(17)

Homa Hoodfar

14. Engaging Informality: Women, Work, and Politics in Cairo

262

(25)

Diane Singerman

Appendix 1. Population of Selected Middle Eastern Nations

287

(1)

Appendix 2. Levels of Illiteracy of Selected Middle Eastern Nations

287

(1)

Appendix 3. Vital Statistics of Selected Middle Eastern Nations

288

(1)

Appendix 4. Labor Force Data of Selected Middle Eastern Nations

288

(1)

Appendix 5. Percent of Women in Production and Manufacturing in Selected Middle Eastern Nations

289

(1)

Appendix 6. Percent Distribution, in Major Sectors, of the Female Labor Force in Selected Middle Eastern Nations

289

(1)

List of Contributors

290

(4)

Index

294

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