Women's activism, overseas funded participatory development, and governance: A case study from China

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 99-112

  Jacka, Tamara ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; EMPOWERMENT; GENDER ISSUE; GENDER RELATIONS; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; WOMENS ORGANIZATION; WOMENS STATUS;

CHINA; SHAANXI;

EID: 77949271529     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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