Measuring women's work in developing countries

Population and Development Review

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 543-576

  Donahoe, Debra Anne ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; GENDER RELATIONS; METHODOLOGY; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

EGYPT;

EID: 0033393136     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.1999.00543.x     Document Type: Article

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