Women beneficiaries or women bearing the cost? A gendered analysis of the red de protección Social in Nicaragua

Development and Change

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 823-844

  Bradshaw, Sarah ^a   Víquez, Ana Quirós ^b  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Centro de Información y Servicios de Accesoria en Salud CISAS   (Nicaragua)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; GENDER ISSUE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SOCIAL POLICY; WORLD BANK;

CENTRAL AMERICA; NICARAGUA;

EID: 55649095307     PISSN: 0012155X     EISSN: 14677660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7660.2008.00507.x     Document Type: Article

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