Gender, poverty and deprivation: Evidence from the Republic of Guinea

World Development

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2119-2135

  Shaffer, Paul ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Guinea; Participation; Poverty; Sub Saharan Africa; Welfare measures

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; POVERTY DETERMINANT;

GUINEA;

EID: 0032413505     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(98)00114-4     Document Type: Article

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