It is all about livelihoods: A study of women working in stone chip production in Cape Coast Municipality, Ghana

Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 139-148

  Lund, Ragnhild ^a   Dei, Laud Alfred ^a   Boakye, Kwaku Adutwum ^a   Opoku Agyemang, Eunice ^a  

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Author keywords

Feminization of poverty; Livelihoods; Stone cutters

Indexed keywords

GENDER RELATIONS; LIVING STANDARD; POVERTY DETERMINANT; URBAN AREA; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS STATUS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

AFRICA; CAPE COAST; CENTRAL REGION [GHANA]; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 52349092568     PISSN: 00291951     EISSN: 15025292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00291950802335475     Document Type: Article

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