Targeting women versus addressing gender in microcredit: Lessons from honduras

Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 123-134

  Vonderlack Navarro, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Gender; Honduras; Microcredit

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951784393     PISSN: 08861099     EISSN: 15523020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886109910364356     Document Type: Article

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