Toward Freedom from Domestic Violence: The Neglected Obvious

Journal of Human Development

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 359-388

  Agarwal, Bina ^a   Panda, Pradeep ^a  

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Author keywords

Capabilities and functionings; Domestic violence; Freedom; India; Well being; Women's property status

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958182118     PISSN: 14699516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649880701462171     Document Type: Article

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