TY  - BOOK
AU  - Handoussa,Heba Ahmad
TI  - Arab women and economic development: papers presented at a seminar held in Kuwait, 20-21 October, 2003 
SN  - 9774160339
U1  - 338.9 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Cairo, New York
PB  - American University in Cairo Press
KW  - Women in development
KW  - Arab countries
KW  - Congresses
KW  - Women, Arab
N1  - economic&political bookfair2016; Includes bibliographical references; Inaugural speeches; Abdelatif Al-Hamad, Jassim Al-Mannai, Ahmed Benbitour --; The basic issues; Heba Handoussa --; The effects of fiscal policies on the economic development of women in the Middle East and North Africa; Nicole Laframboise and Tea Trumbic --; Women entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa : building on solid beginnings; Nadereh Chamlou and Reem Kattaneh Yared --; The role of Arab non-governmental organizations as a development vehicle; Farida Aboul-Kasem Al-Allaghi --; Gender and globalization : human rights, property relations, and economic oppoortunities; Faiza Benhadid --; Economic reform policies and their effect on the status of women in Arab countries; Maisa Sabh --; The mismatch between educational achievement and the Arab labour market with a gender perspective; The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development --; Discussion and comments --; Rapporteur's report; Heba Handoussa --; Concluding statement; Mervat Badawi
ER  -