Gender inequality and economic growth: A cross-country analysis

World Development

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1211-1230

  Seguino, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Export led growth; Gender; Inequality; Semi industrialized economies

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EXPORT LED DEVELOPMENT; GENDER ROLE; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON;

EID: 0034097875     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(00)00018-8     Document Type: Article

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