Human development and gender empowerment: methodological and measurement issues

Development Policy Review

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 197-203

  Pillarisetti, J Ram ^a   McGillivray, Mark ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS; EMPOWERMENT; GENDER ISSUES;

EID: 0031671677     PISSN: 09506764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-7679.00059     Document Type: Article

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