Globalization, Labor Standards, and Women's Rights: Dilemmas of Collective (In) Action in an Interdependent World

Feminist Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-35

  Kabeer, Naila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Export garments; Globalization; Labor standards; Women workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642371306     PISSN: 13545701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1354570042000198227     Document Type: Review

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