The Effect of Trade Openness on Women's Welfare and Work Life

World Development

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1027-1038

  Bussmann, Margit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

developing countries; gender; industrialized countries; labor market; trade openness; welfare

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; GENDER ROLE; GLOBALIZATION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LABOR PARTICIPATION; WELFARE IMPACT; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 67349151311     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2008.10.007     Document Type: Article

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