9 Kuwait: Sex, Violence, and the Politics of Economic Restructuring

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1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. List of Tables and Figures VII
4. Acknowledgments IX
5. Introduction: The Mixed Blessing of Globalization 1
6. Part 1 Women in Reforming Middle Eastern Economies: Employment, Production, and Reproduction
7. 1 Arab Economies and Globalization: An Overview 25
8. 2 Women in the MENA Labor Market: An Eclectic Survey 55
9. 3 Reexamining the Fertility Puzzle in MENA 73
10. Part 2 Case Studies
11. 4 Egypt: Structural Adjustment and Women's Employment 95
12. 5 Gender and Employment: Egypt in Comparative Perspective 119
13. 6 Jordan: Women and the Struggle for Political Opening 143
14. 7 Women in Tunisia: Between State Feminism and Economic Reform 169
15. 8 Sudanese Women in National Service, Militias, and the Home 195
16. 9 Kuwait: Sex, Violence, and the Politics of Economic Restructuring 215
17. 10 Education in Saudi Arabia: Gender, Jobs, and the Price of Religion 239
18. Epilogue 259
19. References 263
20. The Contributors 279
21. Index 283
22. About the Book 297