Gender Responsive Budgeting in Fragile States

Name: Gender Responsive Budgeting in Fragile States
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Gender Responsive Budgeting in Fragile StatesThe Case of Timor-Leste\nAuthor(s): Monica Costa\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138240650, 978-1138240650\nSynopsis\nA growing number of governments have made commitments to achieving gender equality and women's rights, with many using gender responsive budgeting (GRB) to allocate resources for the delivery of economic policy and governance that benefit men and women equally. At a time when GRB is growing in global traction, this book investigates what it can deliver for gender equality and state resilience in contexts where the state is weak or prone to violence, such as in Timor-Leste.\n\nGender-Responsive Budgeting in Fragile States: The Case of Timor-Leste uses the Timor-Leste case to investigate whether gender equality reform can be adopted at the same time as establishing economic and institutional fundamentals. While some may have thought that the adoption of .