Poverty amongst Female-headed Households in Bosnia and Herzegovina : An empirical analysis

South East European Journal of Economics and Business

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-88

  Smajic, Senada ^a   Ermacora, Sergio ^a  

^a LSE Consortium Sarajevo   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

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EID: 84963584128     PISSN: 1840118X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10033-007-0017-x     Document Type: Article

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