TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cossman,Brenda
AU  - Fudge,Judy
TI  - Privatization, Law, and the Challenge to Feminism
SN  - 9780802085092
AV  - HV1448.C2 P75 2002eb
U1  - 305.42/0971 22
PY  - 2002///]
CY  - Toronto : 
PB  - University of Toronto Press, 
KW  - Human services
KW  - Contracting out
KW  - Canada
KW  - Sex discrimination against women
KW  - Women
KW  - Government policy
KW  - Legal status, laws, etc
KW  - LAW / Gender & the Law
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - restricted access
N2  - Privatization has caused a large reconfiguration of the relations between the state, the market, and the family in the late twentieth and the early twenty-first centuries, all of which has had a profound effect on the lives of women. This collection of essays address this timely issue by examining eight case studies on the role of law in various arenas such as fiscal and labour market policy, family and immigration law, and laws designed to regulate health services and to prohibit child prostitution. Starting from the shared assumption that privatization signals a transition from welfare state to neo-liberal state, the authors illustrate the role of law in this process, and its impact on women and on the gender order. In doing so, the contributors lay bare the complex interplay between a globalized political economy, social reproduction and legal regulation, providing an important contribution to feminist political theory and legal theory. Of great relevance to political science and law practitioners scholars and students ? especially those interested in the areas of public policy and the state - these essays contribute strongly to debates about gender and will attract a wide feminist audience
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781442678774
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781442678774/original
ER  -