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Author Bahramitash, Roksana, 1956-

Title Low-income Islamist women and social economy in Iran / Roksana Bahramitash, Atena Sadegh, Negin Sattari
Published New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2018

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Description 1 online resource
Series Palgrave pivot
Palgrave pivot.
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Social Economy and Women in Iran -- 3. Women's Role in the Political Economy: An Overview -- 4. Islamist, Islamic and Muslim Women -- 5. Informal Networks of Religious Women and Social Economy -- 6. Conclusion
Summary This book presents an innovative analysis of the solidarity/social economy among low-income religious women in Iran. For years, the role of low-income women in community care and poverty reduction has been underestimated and under-researched in the broader academic community, due to the "invisible" nature of these informal and predominantly religious networks. As economic hardship in Iran increases, women in the community have mobilized to bring assistance to those struggling to make ends meet. The culmination of years of fieldwork in different parts of the country, this book sheds light on how religious women form the backbone of Iran's social safety net as the welfare state fails and social protection policies dwindle
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 9, 2018)
Subject Muslim women -- Iran -- Economic conditions
Poor women -- Iran
International economics.
Cultural studies.
Gender studies, gender groups.
Political economy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
Muslim women -- Economic conditions
Poor women
Iran
Form Electronic book
Author Sadegh, Atena, author
Sattari, Negin, author
ISBN 9781137525390
1137525398
113752538X
9781137525383