"I sell my labour now": Gender and livelihood diversification in Uganda

Canadian Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 643-661

  Dolan, Catherine S ^a,b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION; FEMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLD; OFF-FARM EMPLOYMENT; POVERTY; WOMENS STATUS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA; WORLD;

EID: 13844250514     PISSN: 02255189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02255189.2004.9669007     Document Type: Article

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