Does gender inequality reduce growth in sub-Saharan African and Arab Countries?

African Development Review

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 224-242

  Baliamoune Lutz, Mina ^a,b   McGillivray, Mark ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b ICER   (Italy)

^c Australian Agency for International Development   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC IMPACT; GENDER DISPARITY; LITERACY;

AFRICA; ARABIAN PENINSULA; ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 68149178336     PISSN: 10176772     EISSN: 14678268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8268.2009.00209.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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