Lasting welfare effects of widowhood in mali

World Development

Volumn 51, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-19

  Van de Walle, Dominique ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Female headed households; Mali; Poverty; Vulnerability; Widows

Indexed keywords

FAMILY STRUCTURE; FEMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLD; LIVING STANDARD; MARRIAGE; POVERTY; SOCIAL POLICY; VULNERABILITY; WELFARE IMPACT; WOMENS STATUS;

MALI;

EID: 84880336529     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2013.05.005     Document Type: Article

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