The Textbook Identifies Two Distinct Approaches to Development: Gender and Development

question 7

Essay

The textbook identifies two distinct approaches to development: gender and development (GAD)and women in development (WID).Compare and contrast these two approaches; be sure to discuss their relative strengths and shortcomings.

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Definitions:

Expense Account

A type of account used in accounting to track money spent or costs incurred by a business in its operational activities.

Straight-Line Method

A method of calculating the depreciation of an asset, which evenly spreads the cost of the asset over its useful life.

Residual Value

The estimated salvage value of an asset at the end of its useful life.

Double-Declining-Balance

A method of accelerated depreciation where an asset's book value is decreased at double the rate of its straight-line depreciation.