Banking on women's labour: Responsibility, risk and control in village banking in Bolivia

Journal of International Development

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Maclean, Kate ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Gender and development; Microfinance; Village banking; Women

Indexed keywords

BANKING; EMPOWERMENT; GENDER RELATIONS; MICROFINANCE; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

BOLIVIA;

EID: 84855554357     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1744     Document Type: Article

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