00628nam a2200085Ia 4500100001900000245004800019260000900067520044700076583001900523  aBUVINIC, Mayra  aWomen in poverty : a new global underclass.  c1997  aDiscusses current trends which suggest that women account for a growing proportion of those people who are considered poor on the basis of income, not only in industrial countries, but also in the developing world.  Argues that this femminization of poverty should be considered a legitimate foreign policy concern since their poverty shows global economic growth.  In poor countries, their disadvantage feeds a destructive spiral of poverty.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR