From sweatshops to intimate labor: Employment strategies among surrogate mothers in Bangalore, India;Des ateliers de confection aux lignes d'assemblage des bébés: Stratégies d'emploi parmi des mères porteuses à Bangalore, Inde

Cahiers du Genre

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 59-86

  Rudrappa, Sharmila ^a  

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Author keywords

Garment industry; Gestational surrogacy; India; Medically assisted procreation; Surrogate mothers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927936429     PISSN: 12986046     EISSN: 19683928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3917/cdge.056.0059     Document Type: Article

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