Shifting theories: Partial perspectives on the household

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 525-538

  Ruwanpura, Kanchana N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Female headship; Feminist economics; Household models; Realist social theory

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC THEORY; ETHNICITY; FEMINISM; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; SOCIAL THEORY;

EID: 34547912454     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: 14643545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/bel032     Document Type: Article

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