The 'nowhere' children: Patriarchy and the role of girls in India's Rural Economy

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1309-1341

  Kambhampati, Uma S ^a   Rajan, Raji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; LABOR MARKET; LABOR PARTICIPATION; LITERACY; PATRIARCHY; RURAL ECONOMY; WOMENS STATUS;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 54949148410     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380802264978     Document Type: Article

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