Do economic reforms influence home-based work? Evidence from india

Feminist Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 191-225

  Rani, Uma ^a   Unni, Jeemol ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE   (Switzerland)

^b Gujarat Institute of Development Research   (India)

Author keywords

Data gathering techniques; Economic reform; Flexible labor; Gender inequality; Home based workers; Labor process

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449877150     PISSN: 13545701     EISSN: 14664372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13545700902835586     Document Type: Article

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