Development discourse and selling soap in Madhya Pradesh, India

Human Organization

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 63-73

  Rohatynskyj, Marta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

corporate social responsibility; development discourse; gender and development; India; microfinance; self help groups

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE STRATEGY; DEVELOPMENT DISCOURSE; EMPOWERMENT; GENDER RELATIONS; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MICROFINANCE; NEOLIBERALISM; SELF HELP; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS STATUS;

INDIA; MADHYA PRADESH;

EID: 79951480299     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.70.1.m424616118180254     Document Type: Article

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