Household expenditure patterns and gender bias: Evidence from selected Indian States

Oxford Development Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 133-157

  Lancaster, Geoffrey ^a   Maitra, Pushkar ^b   Ray, Ranjan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; GENDER RELATIONS; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; HUMAN CAPITAL; LITERACY; WELFARE IMPACT;

EID: 47149087510     PISSN: 13600818     EISSN: 14699966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600810802037803     Document Type: Article

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