Labor markets as gendered institutions: Equality, efficiency and empowerment issues

World Development

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 611-627

  Elson, Diane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LABOR MARKET; LABOR PARTICIPATION; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0033011837     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(98)00147-8     Document Type: Article

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