Gender, myth and fable: The perils of mainstreaming in sector bureaucracies

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 82-88

  Standing, Hilary ^a  

^a Institute of Development Studies

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUREAUCRACY; DEVELOPING WORLD; DEVELOPMENT DISCOURSE; GENDER ISSUE;

EID: 8344288208     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2004.tb00159.x     Document Type: Article

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