Disentangling bargaining power from individual and household level to institutions: Evidence on women's position in Ethiopia

World Development

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 783-796

  Mabsout, Ramzi ^a   van Staveren, Irene ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Gendered institutions; Household bargaining; Women

Indexed keywords

BARGAINING; EMPOWERMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; GENDER RELATIONS; WOMENS STATUS;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 77949655623     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2009.11.011     Document Type: Article

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