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This document presents a study on Social Theories of Urban Violence in the Global South. Through their research, urban violence experts based in low- and middleincome countries demonstrate how “urban violence” means different things to different people in different places. While some researchers adopt or adapt existing theoretical and conceptual frameworks, others develop and test new theories, each interpreting and operationalizing the concept of urban violence in the particular context in which they work. In particular, the book highlights the links between urban violence, poverty, and inequalities based on income, class, gender, and other social cleavages. Providing important new perspectives from the Global South, this book will be of interest to policymakers, academics, and students with an interest in violence and exclusion in the cities of developing countries.

This document presents a study on Status of Arab Women Report 2017-Violence Against Women-What Is at Stake? The study focuses on intimate partner violence and particularly on its economic costs. It reviews evidence-based knowledge and provides in-depth understanding of the human rights and socioeconomic consequences of intimate partner violence in the Arab region. It examines the linkages between intimate partner violence and social, economic and health related factors. It highlights the importance of estimating the costs of intimate partner violence as an innovative approach and an advocacy tool to address the heightened implications of this phenomenon.

This document presents a book on Taxation and Gender Equity. This is the first book to systematically examine gender and taxation within and across countries at different levels of development. It presents original research on the gender equity dimensions of personal income taxes, value-added taxes, excise taxes, and fuel taxes in Argentina, Ghana, India, Mexico, Morocco, South Africa, Uganda and the United Kingdom. This book will be of interest to tax analysts and policymakers, gender analysts and activists, and postgraduate students and researchers studying Public Finance, International Economics, Development Studies, Gender Studies, and International Relations, among other disciplines.

This document presents a report on Theoretical Perspectives on Gender and Development. The Centres for Gender and Development Studies at the three campuses of UWI and SIGAD collaboratively developed and wrote this core module, which focuses on the theoretical justification for examining women's specific roles and contributions to development initiatives. The module is concerned with the integration and recognition of women and their inclusion as decision-makers in development planning and policymaking, as well as other development activities: it also celebrates women's contributions to social, economic, and political development. The collaborative process was complicated, but rewarding. Although individuals or small teams authored specific chapters, feedback from the various writing teams enriched and enlarged everyone's writing and thinking.

This document presents a study on use of mobile phones by the rural poor, Gender perspectives from selected Asian countries. This qualitative study was conducted in Indonesia and Sri Lanka to understand the varied perceptions on the use and ownership of mobile phones. Given the large rural population in developing Asia, a nuanced understanding of mobile phone use and access that could articulate gender as well as locational (urban versus rural) differences, could sharpen the design of policy targeting the digital gender divide. This is particularly important given the importance of women in rural livelihoods.