{"title":"Sydney Calkin","description":"\u003cp\u003eSydney Calkin's works offer insightful perspectives on the intersection of education, development, and gender studies. Readers can expect thoughtful explorations that challenge conventional ideas about human capital and its role in social and economic progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a focus on \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e, Calkin's publications combine rigorous analysis with practical relevance, making them valuable resources for scholars and practitioners interested in gender equity and sustainable development.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"human-capital-in-gender-and-development-by-sydney-calkin-9780367437015","title":"Human Capital in Gender and Development","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHuman Capital in Gender and Development\u003c\/em\u003e addresses timely feminist debates about the relationship between feminism, neoliberalism, and international development. The book engages with human capital theory, a labour economics theory associated with the Chicago School that now animates a wide range of political and economic governance. The book argues that human capital theory has been instrumental in constructing an economistic vision of gender equality as a tool for economic growth, and girls and women of the global South as the quintessential entrepreneurs of the post-global financial crisis era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book’s critique of human capital theory and its role in Gender and Development offers insights into the kinds of development interventions that typify the ‘Gender Equality as Smart Economics’ agenda of the World Bank and other international development institutions. From the World Bank to NGOs and private businesses, discourses about the economic benefits of gender equality and women’s empowerment underpin a range of development interventions that aim to unlock the ‘untapped’ potential of the world’s women. Its implications are both conceptual and material, producing more interventionist forms of development governance, increased power by private sector actors in development, and de-politicization of gender equality issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHuman Capital in Gender and Development\u003c\/em\u003e will be of particular interest to feminist scholars in Politics, International Relations, Development Studies, and Human Geography. It will also be a useful resource for teaching key debates about feminism, neoliberalism, and international development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47606033514732,"sku":"9780367437015","price":98.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780367437015-human-capital-in-gender-and-development.jpg?v=1778146841"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/sydney-calkin.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}