Survival or escaping poverty: The perspectives of poverty and well-being among Ghanaian women in cross-border trading

Journal of Gender Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 320-334

  Wrigley Asante, Charlotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

cross border trade; gender; Ghana; poverty; women's well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885348350     PISSN: 09589236     EISSN: 14653869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09589236.2012.703519     Document Type: Article

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