GENDER AND POVERTY: ISSUES AND POLICIES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ASIAN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
批判性回顾了性别与贫困关系的理论和实证文献，审视了以性别为重点的减贫方法的概念基础，并探讨了公共政策在纠正性别差异中的作用，指出许多性别聚焦政策的概念基础尚不牢固，且缺乏可靠的性别分类数据和严谨实证研究。
Abstract. Recent years saw the outpouring of a theoretical and empirical literature, exploring the nexus between gender and poverty in developing countries. This paper, which provides a critical review of the literature, examines the conceptual basis for a gender‐focused approach to poverty alleviation; reviews the relevant empirical studies and data, drawn principally, but not exclusively, from Asian developing countries; and explores the role of public policies to redress gender disparity. The present review argues that the conceptual basis for many gender‐focused policies is far from well‐established. The empirical foundations of many conventional wisdoms as well as of popular policies remain fragile due to the dearth of reliable gender‐segregated data and rigorous empirical studies. The paper underscores the need for more careful empirical analyses as an input to formulating sound public policy with regard to gender and poverty.