Women's Exclusion and Unfavorable Inclusion in Informal Employment in Lucknow, India: Barriers to Voice and Livelihood Security

World Development

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 194-207

  Kantor, Paula ^a  

^a Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit   (Afghanistan)

Author keywords

exclusion; India; informal employment; South Asia; women

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; INFORMAL SECTOR; LABOR PARTICIPATION; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; LUCKNOW; SOUTH ASIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 56949092606     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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