Between 'empowerment' and 'liberation': The Kudumbashree initiative in Kerala

Indian Journal of Gender Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-60

  Devika, J ^a   Thampi, Binitha V ^b  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGE   (India)

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EID: 34250639394     PISSN: 09715215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097152150601400103     Document Type: Conference Paper

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