Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-357) and index.

1. Gender Inequality at the Start of the 21st Century -- 2. Gender Inequality Hinders Development -- 3. Social Norms, Laws, and Economic Institutions -- 4. Power, Incentives, and Resources in the Household -- 5. Is Economic Development Good for Gender Equality? -- 6. A Three-Part Strategy to Promote Gender Equality -- App. 1. Notes and Country Coverage for Text Figures -- App. 2. Basic Cross-Country Regression Model and Coefficient Estimates -- App. 3. Relative Earnings of Women and Men Adjusted for Differences in Human Capital -- App. 4. Empirical Tests of the "Unitary" Household Model -- App. 5. Education Simulations.

"Engendering Development - Through Gender Equality in Rights, Resources, and Voice brings together existing and new research from several social science disciplines to examine the costs of persistent gender disparities to well-being and countries' development prospects.

It explores how formal and informal institutions shape gender roles and relations and how household decisions and behaviors reproduce those roles, the relationship between economic development and gender equality, and the role of public policy and civic action in promoting gender equality."--BOOK JACKET.