The enduring debate over unpaid labour

International Labour Review

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 287-309

  Benería, Lourdes ^a  

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EMPLOYMENT; GENDER ROLE; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 0033432715     PISSN: 00207780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1564-913x.1999.tb00389.x     Document Type: Article

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