A review of empirical evidence on time use in Africa from UN-sponsored surveys

World Bank Working Paper

Volumn , Issue 73, 2006, Pages 39-68

  Charmes, Jacques ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER; POVERTY;

AFRICA;

EID: 33645227137     PISSN: 17265878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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