HANS C. BLOMQVIST is Associate Professor of Economics at the Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration in Vasa, Finland. Dr. Blomqvist is the author or editor of numerous journal articles and five books including Economic Development and Women in the World Community (Praeger, 1996). CLEMENT A. TISDELL is Professor of Economics at the University of Queensland, Australia and the author of numerous books and articles on economic, development and environmental subjects.

• PrefaceEconomic Development and Women -- An Overview of Issues by Kartik C. Roy, Hans C. Blomqvist, and Clement A. TisdellDiscrimination and Changes in the Status of Women with Economic Development: General Views and Theories by Clement A. TisdellWomen and Development in Taiwan: The Importance of the Institutional Context by Cal Clark, Janet Clark, and Bih-er ChouThe Socioeconomic Status of Today's Chinese Women by Gao KunEconomic Development, Industrial Trends, and Women Workers in Malaysia by Jamilah AriffinWomen in Japan by Jane Richardson and Paul RiethmullerWomen in South Asia with Particular Reference to India by Kartik C. Roy and Clement A. TisdellWomen and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa with Special Reference to Tanzania by Felix J. Mlay, Kartik C. Roy, and Clement A. TisdellFinnish Gender Contracts by Harriet SiliusWomen in the European Union: Equality Achieved? by Hans C. BlomqvistThe Status of American Women: Modernity, Material Progress, but Suffering from an "Individualistic" Culture by Cal Clark and Janet ClarkThe Magic of the Market and the Price Women Pay: Examples from Latin America and the Caribbean by Helen I. Safa and María de los Angeles CrummettAustralia: Economic Issues of Women in Paid Employment by Sukhan JacksonConclusions by Kartik C. Roy, Clement A. Tisdell, and Hans C. Blomqvist