The determinants of gender equity in India: Examining Dyson and Moore's thesis with new data

Population and Development Review

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 239-268

  Rahman, Lupin ^a   Rao, Vijayendra ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER RELATIONS; WOMENS STATUS;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KARNATAKA; SOUTH ASIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 3242731104     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2004.012_1.x     Document Type: Article

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