Author profile: Roxanne Kovacs

Is Microcredit an Effective Policy Tool For Promoting Women’s Empowerment?

Roxanne Kovacs • Jan 20 2014 • Essays

MC Interventions do not promote women’s empowerment. Women in the developing world do not only experience a cash flow problem, but are caught in complex systems of subordination and inequality.

Developmental States and Gender-Equity

Roxanne Kovacs • Apr 13 2013 • Essays

The Developmental State is usually regarded as one of the most successful models for economic growth. But that model’s success is built upon gender inequalities that hinder progress for women.

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