Gendering agricultural aid: An analysis of whether international development assistance targets women and gender

Gender and Society

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-74

  Ransom, Elizabeth ^a   Bain, Carmen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

development; poverty; practice applied policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751556846     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243210392571     Document Type: Article

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