Women's Autonomy and Subjective Well-Being: How Gender Norms Shape the Impact of Self-Help Groups in Odisha, India

Feminist Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 103-135

  de Hoop, Thomas ^a   van Kempen, Luuk ^b   Linssen, Rik ^c   van Eerdewijk, Anouka ^d  

^a International Development Evaluation and Research American Institutes for Research   (United States)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autonomy; identity; impact evaluation; India; sanctioning; subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903266613     PISSN: 13545701     EISSN: 14664372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13545701.2014.893388     Document Type: Article

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