Neo-liberal Development and Reproductive Health in India

Rachel Simon-Kumar
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Rachel Simon-Kumar: Rachel Simon-Kumar is Senior Lecturer, Women's and Gender Studies and Health Policy Programme, Department of Societies and Cultures, University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton, New Zealand. E-mail.:rachelsk@waikato.ac.nz.

Indian Journal of Gender Studies, 2007, vol. 14, issue 3, 355-385

Abstract: This article seeks to explore the implications of neo-liberalism on women-centred reproductive health programmes, particularly in advancing their goals of political empowerment. The article develops a critique of reproduction and women as citizens of the public space in neo-liberal economies. It argues that the rhetoric of consumer freedom and high-quality services belie women's position as subjects of an economic growth-led society where reproduction is another resource to be harnessed for capitalism. Contrary to feminist intent, the public awareness of the ‘personal’ or the ‘reproductive’ does not necessarily lead to a concomitant enhancement of political aims.

Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1177/097152150701400301

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