The politics of women's economic independence

Social Politics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-39

  Huber, Evelyne ^a   Stephens, John D ^a   Bradley, David ^a   Moller, Stephanie ^b   Nielsen, Franois ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

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EID: 67651006793     PISSN: 10724745     EISSN: 14682893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sp/jxp005     Document Type: Article

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