Globalization, gender and poverty: Bangladeshi women workers in export and local markets

Journal of International Development

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 93-109

  Kabeer, Naila ^a   Mahmud, Simeen ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

^b Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPORT; GLOBALIZATION; POVERTY; WAGE; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 0942269563     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1065     Document Type: Article

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