Who gets credit? The gendered division of microfinance programs in Egypt

Canadian Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-64

  Barsoum, Ghada ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; MICROFINANCE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WOMENS STATUS;

AFRICA; CAIRO [EGYPT]; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 33646018320     PISSN: 02255189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02255189.2006.9669120     Document Type: Article

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