Historicizing garment manufacturing in Bangladesh: Gender, generation, and new regulatory regimes

Journal of International Women's Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 268-288

  Feldman, Shelley ^a,b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b American Institute of Bangladesh Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

Export production; Historical perspective; Women's labor

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952556064     PISSN: 15398706     EISSN: 15398706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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