Complicating narratives of women's food and nutrition insecurity: Domestic violence in rural Bangladesh

World Development

Volumn 104, Issue , 2018, Pages 271-280

  Lentz, Erin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency; Bangladesh; Domestic violence; Food insecurity; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FOOD SECURITY; NUTRITION; RURAL SOCIETY; WOMENS STATUS;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 85038624636     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: 18735991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2017.11.019     Document Type: Article

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