Determinants of women's microenterprise success in Ahmedabad, India: Empowerment and economics

Feminist Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 63-83

  Kantor, Paula ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Empowerment; Gender; India; Microenterprise development; South Asia

Indexed keywords

EID: 30444444076     PISSN: 13545701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13545700500301163     Document Type: Review

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