Maquiladoras and market mamas: Women's work and childcare in Guatemala City and Accra

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 420-455

  Quisumbing, Agnes R ^a   Hallman, Kelly ^b   Ruel, Marie T ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LABOR PARTICIPATION; WAGE DETERMINATION; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

ACCRA; AFRICA; CENTRAL AMERICA; GHANA; GREATER ACCRA; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; GUATEMALA [GUATEMALA (NTN)]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33947580053     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380701204380     Document Type: Article

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