Of choice, chance and contingency: 'Career strategies' and tactics for survival among Yoruba women traders

Social Anthropology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-46

  Cornwall, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Informal traders; Southwestern Nigeria; Women's empowerment

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249794252     PISSN: 09640282     EISSN: 14698676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8676.2007.00007.x     Document Type: Article

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