Women's weaving cooperatives in Oaxaca: An indigenous response to neoliberalism

Critique of Anthropology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 253-278

  Stephen, Lynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooperatives; Economic development; Gender; Globalization; Latin America

Indexed keywords

EID: 24144481198     PISSN: 0308275X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0308275X05055215     Document Type: Article

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