The gendered burden of liberalisation: The impact of India's economic reforms on its female agricultural labour

Journal of International Development

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 841-864

  Garikipati, Supriya ^a   Pfaffenzeller, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic reforms; Female agricultural labour; India

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LABOR; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC REFORM; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LIBERALIZATION; RURAL AREA;

ANDHRA PRADESH; INDIA;

EID: 84866297045     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1757     Document Type: Article

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