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Women and Gender Equity in Development Theory and Practice: Institutions, Resources, and Mobilization

✍ Scribed by Jane S. Jaquette (editor); Gale Summerfield (editor); Louise Fortmann (editor)


Publisher
Duke University Press
Year
2006
Tongue
English
Leaves
370
Category
Library

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Collection of essays on issues of women and development, attempting to bridge theory and practice in the post-9/11 era to reflect debates in various realms, from the environment, land rights, and identity to information technology, employment, and poverty

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