Gender, Poverty and Old-Age Livelihoods in Urban South India in an Era of Globalisation

Oxford Development Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 324-340

  Vera Sanso, Penny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; GENDER ROLE; GLOBALIZATION; INFORMAL SECTOR; LIBERALIZATION; POVERTY; URBAN AREA; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT;

INDIA;

EID: 84866325871     PISSN: 13600818     EISSN: 14699966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600818.2012.710322     Document Type: Article

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