Gendered production and consumption in rural Africa

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 109, Issue 31, 2012, Pages 12350-12355

  Kevane, Michael ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Development; Women

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOUSEHOLD; INVESTMENT; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 84864497095     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1003162108     Document Type: Review

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