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Gendered Well-Being. Globalization, Women’s Health and Economic Justice: Reflections Post-September 11

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Let me start with the question we cannot avoid: Can war — and especially a globalized state of permanent war and ubiquitous police surveillance — ever be compatible with the goal of assuring equity and justice in access to health care and a healthy life for all? From both an ethical and an economic standpoint, will retribution devour the potential for redistribution, like the mythic god devouring his children?

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Petchesky, R.P. (2016). Gendered Well-Being. Globalization, Women’s Health and Economic Justice: Reflections Post-September 11. In: Harcourt, W. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Gender and Development. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-38273-3_11

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