Women's participation in the NREGA: Some observations from fieldwork in Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Rajasthan

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 77-83

  Sudarshan, Ratna M ^a   Bhattacharya, Rina ^a   Fernandez, Grace ^b  

^a Institute of Social Studies Trust   (India)

^b Institute of Social Studies Trust   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; MINIMUM WAGE; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

HIMACHAL PRADESH; INDIA; KERALA; RAJASTHAN;

EID: 77956896026     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: 17595436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2010.00154.x     Document Type: Article

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