Collectivism or isolation? Gender relations in urban La Paz, Bolivia

Bulletin of Latin American Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-62

  Koch, Julie ^a  

^a MS Danish Association for International Co operation   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Andean; Bolivia; Households; Networks; Urban; Women

Indexed keywords

GENDER RELATIONS;

BOLIVIA; LA PAZ [BOLIVIA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33644870304     PISSN: 02613050     EISSN: 14709856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0261-3050.2006.00152.x     Document Type: Article

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