@misc{10481/87424,
year = {2022},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/87424},
abstract = {The chapter authored by professors Vieitez and Cunha, “Neoliberal programmes
in Africa south of the Sahara: Gender-blindness and development
“laundering””, touches on the process that, since the 1970s, has turned neoliberalism
into a faith and an economic doctrine in sub-Saharan Africa. Since
that decade, women have become targets of development, either by including
them in the equation or by “whitewashing” the concept of development by
incorporating specifc perceptions, discourses and practices on gender equality.
The authors show that neoliberalism has led to impoverishment and the precariousness
of labour relations, and in particular for women, subjected to precarious
and temporary jobs or involved in the so-called informal economy. The
authors support a profound revision of the concept of the dominant economy,
which includes a multitude of apparently non-economic factors, such as local
institutions, often referred to as informal, and agency capacity. This review is
seen as a preliminary and essential step to the resistance and alternatives to the
neoliberal model.},
organization = {AFRICAInEs (SEJ-491)},
organization = {Dpto. Antropología Social},
organization = {Instituto Universitario de Estudios de las Mujeres y de Género},
organization = {Universidad de Granada},
publisher = {Fernando López-Castellano, Carmen Lizárraga y Roser Manzanera-Ruiz},
title = {Neoliberal programs in Africa South of the Sahara: Gender-blindness and development «laundering»},
doi = {10.4324/9781003153306-5},
author = {Vieitez Cerdeño, Soledad and Cunha, Teresa},
}