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Preface

1. Women in the Economy, the State and Development: An Overview

Introduction
Expectations versus Reality in the Republic of Ireland
The Basic Lesson: Its Importance for the Labor Market Literature
The Relevance of the Main Insight for Development Literature
Further Implications

2. Economic Development and Women in Ireland, 1961-1981

Introduction
Economic Development in Ireland, 1961-1981
Women's Participation in the Irish Labor Force, 1961-1981, in Comparison to Other Western European OECD Countries and Singapore
Conclusions

3. What Went Wrong? Possible Traditional and Feminist Explanations

Introduction
Adverse Sectoral Change Explanations
Relative Wage Hypothesis
Job Scarcity Argument
Feminist Approach
Conclusions

4. The Role of the State

Introduction
The Contradictory Goals of the State
Employment Policy
Family Law and Reproductive Rights Legislation
Conclusions

5. The Main Lesson of the Irish Case Examined at the Regional Level

Introduction: The Lesson of the Irish Case
Testing of the Traditional Approaches
Examination of the Alternative Approach
Reexamination of the Irish Explanation in Light of the Regional Analysis
Conclusions

6. Lessons for the Women in the Economy Literatures and Implications for the Theory of the State and Feminist Theory

Introduction
Relevance for Labor Market and Development Literatures
Implications for the Theory of the State
Implications for Feminist Theory
The Social Structure of Patriarchy: An Alternative Feminist Approach
Conclusions

Appendixes

A. The Decomposition Analysis
B. Relative Wage Hypothesis
C. Components of the Change in Population in Ireland, 1901-1981
D. Vote Maximization Function
E. Other State Policies

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index