Secular changes in the gender composition of employment and growth dynamics in the North and the South

World Development

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1231-1238

  Ertürk, Korkut ^a   Darity Jr , William ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Female share of employment; Gender relations; North and South; Trade liberalization

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPLOYMENT; GENDER ROLE; LIBERALIZATION; TRADE REFORM;

EID: 0343527290     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(00)00024-3     Document Type: Article

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