Culture, social class, and income control in the lives of women garment workers in Bangladesh

Gender & Society

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 289-309

  Kibria, Nazli ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84973706434     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089124395009003003     Document Type: Article

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