Gendered poverty across space and time: Introduction and overview

The International Handbook of Gender and Poverty: Concepts, Research, Policy

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-26

  Chant, Sylvia ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79956287734     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781849805162.00010     Document Type: Editorial

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