The disappearing of 'smart economics'? The World Development Report 2012 on Gender Equality: Some concerns about the preparatory process and the prospects for paradigm change

Global Social Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 198-218

  Chant, Sylvia ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender and development (GAD); gender equality; smart economics; stakeholder consultation; World Bank; World Development Report 2012

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GENDER ROLE; GLOBAL ECONOMY; HUMAN RIGHTS; STAKEHOLDER; WOMENS STATUS; WORLD BANK;

EID: 84865174465     PISSN: 14680181     EISSN: 17412803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468018112443674     Document Type: Article

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