Alternative Definitions of Headship and the 'Feminisation' of Income Poverty in Post-Apartheid South Africa

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1344-1357

  Rogan, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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EID: 84894255227     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2013.812199     Document Type: Article

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