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Part 1 Development and survival strategies: the emancipation struggles in Iran - past experiences and future hopes, Haleh Afshar; Chinese models of development and their implications for women, Delia Davin; women, war and underdevelopment in Nicaragua, Mary Stead; the concept of a career in Nigeria - individual perceptions of the relationship between the formal and informal sectors, Carolyne Dennis; conceptions and misconceptions - a historical discussion on women and development, Joanna de Groot. Part 2 The rural experience: gender, food production and property rights - constraints on women farmers in Southern Africa, Anne V.Akeroyd; agricultural mechanization and labour use - a disaggregated approach, Bina Agarwal; Malay women and rice production in West Malaysia, Cecilia Ng; women and their families in the movement for collectivization in Vietnam, Le Thi Nham Tuyet. Part 3 Resources, skill and waged employment - the Indian experience: integrated development project - what can be done?; institutional credit as a strategy towards self reliance for petty commodity producers in India, Jana Everett and Mira Savara; women workers in manufacturing industry in India - problems and possibilities, P.H.Rohini; gender and politics of production in India, Sallie Westwood.