The underbelly of the tiger: Gender and the demystification of the asian miracle

Review of International Political Economy

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 133-165

  Truong, Thanh Dam ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gender; Industrialization; Pacific Asia; Social transformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033415313     PISSN: 09692290     EISSN: 14664526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096922999347263     Document Type: Article

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