Analyses the oppressive working and living conditions of women, rightward shifts in public policies, and women's resistance to these developments.

Part I The Policies and Ideologies of Neoliberal Globalization; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Vicious Cycle of AIDS, Poverty, and Neoliberalism, Bernardo Useche, Amalia L. Cabezas; Chapter 2 In Her Name, Ananya Roy; Chapter 3 Under the Western Eyes of Fashion, Jennifer Lynn Stoever; Part II Impacts of Neoliberal Policy and Idology: Case Studies; Chapter 4 Tea's Fortunes and Famines, Piya Chatterjee; Chapter 5 Macroeconomics and Microentrepreneurs, Marina Karides; Chapter 6 Politicians, Think Tanks, and the Global Promotion of the "Wisconsin Model" of Welfare Reform, Ellen Reese; Chapter 7 Service Provisioning as Political Activity, Tracy Fisher; Part III Laboring Under Corporate Globalization: Case Studies; Chapter 8 Neoliberalism, Globalization, and the International Division of Care, Joya Misra, Sabine N. Merz; Chapter 9 The Tortilla Behemoth, Carolina Bank Muñoz; Chapter 10 Roses, Thorns, and Seven Dollars a Day, Cynthia Mellon; Chapter 11 The Process of Exporting Neoliberal Development, Jill Esbenshade; Part IV War and Military Repression; Chapter 12 Bacteria, Bioterrorism, and the Geranium Ladies of Guatemala, Caitilyn Allen; Chapter 13 Globalization Denied, Jennifer C. Olmsted; Chapter 14 Amazons Go to War Without Weapons, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo; Chapter 15 Building Empire on the Backs of Women, Sonali Kolhatkar;

Authored by Cabezas, Amalia L.; Reese, Ellen; Waller, Marguerite