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Empowering women [[electronic resource] ] : legal rights and economic opportunities in Africa / / Mary Hallward-Driemeier and Tazeen Hasan
| Empowering women [[electronic resource] ] : legal rights and economic opportunities in Africa / / Mary Hallward-Driemeier and Tazeen Hasan |
| Autore | Hallward-Driemeier Mary <1966-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (236 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331.4096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HasanTazeen |
| Collana | Africa development forum series |
| Soggetto topico |
Women - Africa - Economic conditions
Women - Africa - Social conditions Women's rights - Africa Sex discrimination against women - Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-70506-0
0-8213-9534-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; Chapter 1: Law, Gender, and the Business Environment; Chapter 2: Women's Legal Rights across the Region; Boxes; O.1 How Do Property Rights Affect Economic Opportunities?; O.2 Stronger Economic Rights, Greater Opportunities for Self-Employed Employers; Figures; BO.2.1 Women Are Active Entrepreneurs, Particularly in Lower-Income Countries, But Largely Self-Employed; BO.2.2 The Share of Female Employers Does Not Vary with National Income
BO.2.3 The Smaller the Gender Gap in Economic Rights, the Smaller the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurs Who Employ Other WorkersO.1 All Countries Recognize the Principle of Nondiscrimination; O.2 Most Countries Have Ratified International Conventions on Women's Rights; O.3 Some Countries Recognize Customary Law and Allow It to Discriminate against Women; O.4 Head-of-Household Rules Are Common in Both Middle- and Low-Income Countries; O.5 Different Types of Property Regimes Grant Women Very Different Rights to Inherit Marital Property; O.6 Only a Minority of Countries Protect Women's Land Rights Chapter 3: Legal Pluralism: Multiple Systems, Multiple ChallengesO.7 Many Countries Restrict the Type of Work Women Can Perform and Women's Hours; Chapter 4: Women's Rights in Practice: Constraints to Accessing Justice; Chapter 5: The Way Forward; References; 1 Law, Gender, and the Business Environment; Structure of the Report; 1.1 Defining "Discrimination"; Importance of Economic Rights in Business Incentives; Extent of Legal Protection of Women's Economic Rights; Main Areas of the Law for Women In Business; 1.2 Importance of Property Rights for Economic Opportunity B1.2.1 Types of Employment of Men and Women, by World RegionB1.2.2 Percentage of Labor Force That Is Self-Employed and Employs Other Workers, by Gender and Region; Nature of the Legal System; Impact of Rights on Economic Opportunities; 1.3 Women and Land in Ghana: Precarious Rights, Lower Yields; 1.4 Changing the Balance of Intrahousehold Power in the United States; 1.5 Stronger Economic Rights, Greater Opportunities for Self-Employed Employers; B1.5.1 Women Are Active Entrepreneurs, Particularly in Lower-Income Countries, But Largely Self-Employed B1.5.2 The Share of Female Employers Does Not Vary with National IncomeB1.5.3 The Smaller the Gender Gap in Economic Rights, the Smaller the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurs Who Employ Other Workers; Conclusion; Notes; References; 2 Women's Legal Rights across the Region; The Women-LEED-Africa Database; Scoresheet 1: Ratification of International Treaties and Conventions; 2.1 The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women; 2.2 The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2.1 Most Countries Have Ratified International Conventions on Women's Rights |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462343103321 |
Hallward-Driemeier Mary <1966->
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| Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Empowering women : : legal rights and economic opportunities in Africa / / by Mary Hallward-Driemeier and Tazeen Hasan
| Empowering women : : legal rights and economic opportunities in Africa / / by Mary Hallward-Driemeier and Tazeen Hasan |
| Autore | Hallward-Driemeier Mary <1966-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | pages cm |
| Disciplina | 331.4096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HasanTazeen |
| Collana | Africa development forum series |
| Soggetto topico |
Women - Africa - Economic conditions
Women - Africa - Social conditions Women's rights - Africa Sex discrimination against women - Africa |
| ISBN |
1-283-70506-0
0-8213-9534-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; Chapter 1: Law, Gender, and the Business Environment; Chapter 2: Women's Legal Rights across the Region; Boxes; O.1 How Do Property Rights Affect Economic Opportunities?; O.2 Stronger Economic Rights, Greater Opportunities for Self-Employed Employers; Figures; BO.2.1 Women Are Active Entrepreneurs, Particularly in Lower-Income Countries, But Largely Self-Employed; BO.2.2 The Share of Female Employers Does Not Vary with National Income
BO.2.3 The Smaller the Gender Gap in Economic Rights, the Smaller the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurs Who Employ Other WorkersO.1 All Countries Recognize the Principle of Nondiscrimination; O.2 Most Countries Have Ratified International Conventions on Women's Rights; O.3 Some Countries Recognize Customary Law and Allow It to Discriminate against Women; O.4 Head-of-Household Rules Are Common in Both Middle- and Low-Income Countries; O.5 Different Types of Property Regimes Grant Women Very Different Rights to Inherit Marital Property; O.6 Only a Minority of Countries Protect Women's Land Rights Chapter 3: Legal Pluralism: Multiple Systems, Multiple ChallengesO.7 Many Countries Restrict the Type of Work Women Can Perform and Women's Hours; Chapter 4: Women's Rights in Practice: Constraints to Accessing Justice; Chapter 5: The Way Forward; References; 1 Law, Gender, and the Business Environment; Structure of the Report; 1.1 Defining "Discrimination"; Importance of Economic Rights in Business Incentives; Extent of Legal Protection of Women's Economic Rights; Main Areas of the Law for Women In Business; 1.2 Importance of Property Rights for Economic Opportunity B1.2.1 Types of Employment of Men and Women, by World RegionB1.2.2 Percentage of Labor Force That Is Self-Employed and Employs Other Workers, by Gender and Region; Nature of the Legal System; Impact of Rights on Economic Opportunities; 1.3 Women and Land in Ghana: Precarious Rights, Lower Yields; 1.4 Changing the Balance of Intrahousehold Power in the United States; 1.5 Stronger Economic Rights, Greater Opportunities for Self-Employed Employers; B1.5.1 Women Are Active Entrepreneurs, Particularly in Lower-Income Countries, But Largely Self-Employed B1.5.2 The Share of Female Employers Does Not Vary with National IncomeB1.5.3 The Smaller the Gender Gap in Economic Rights, the Smaller the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurs Who Employ Other Workers; Conclusion; Notes; References; 2 Women's Legal Rights across the Region; The Women-LEED-Africa Database; Scoresheet 1: Ratification of International Treaties and Conventions; 2.1 The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women; 2.2 The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2.1 Most Countries Have Ratified International Conventions on Women's Rights |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785968803321 |
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Hallward-Driemeier Mary <1966->
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| Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Empowering women : : legal rights and economic opportunities in Africa / / by Mary Hallward-Driemeier and Tazeen Hasan
| Empowering women : : legal rights and economic opportunities in Africa / / by Mary Hallward-Driemeier and Tazeen Hasan |
| Autore | Hallward-Driemeier Mary <1966-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | pages cm |
| Disciplina | 331.4096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HasanTazeen |
| Collana | Africa development forum series |
| Soggetto topico |
Women - Africa - Economic conditions
Women - Africa - Social conditions Women's rights - Africa Sex discrimination against women - Africa |
| ISBN |
1-283-70506-0
0-8213-9534-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; Chapter 1: Law, Gender, and the Business Environment; Chapter 2: Women's Legal Rights across the Region; Boxes; O.1 How Do Property Rights Affect Economic Opportunities?; O.2 Stronger Economic Rights, Greater Opportunities for Self-Employed Employers; Figures; BO.2.1 Women Are Active Entrepreneurs, Particularly in Lower-Income Countries, But Largely Self-Employed; BO.2.2 The Share of Female Employers Does Not Vary with National Income
BO.2.3 The Smaller the Gender Gap in Economic Rights, the Smaller the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurs Who Employ Other WorkersO.1 All Countries Recognize the Principle of Nondiscrimination; O.2 Most Countries Have Ratified International Conventions on Women's Rights; O.3 Some Countries Recognize Customary Law and Allow It to Discriminate against Women; O.4 Head-of-Household Rules Are Common in Both Middle- and Low-Income Countries; O.5 Different Types of Property Regimes Grant Women Very Different Rights to Inherit Marital Property; O.6 Only a Minority of Countries Protect Women's Land Rights Chapter 3: Legal Pluralism: Multiple Systems, Multiple ChallengesO.7 Many Countries Restrict the Type of Work Women Can Perform and Women's Hours; Chapter 4: Women's Rights in Practice: Constraints to Accessing Justice; Chapter 5: The Way Forward; References; 1 Law, Gender, and the Business Environment; Structure of the Report; 1.1 Defining "Discrimination"; Importance of Economic Rights in Business Incentives; Extent of Legal Protection of Women's Economic Rights; Main Areas of the Law for Women In Business; 1.2 Importance of Property Rights for Economic Opportunity B1.2.1 Types of Employment of Men and Women, by World RegionB1.2.2 Percentage of Labor Force That Is Self-Employed and Employs Other Workers, by Gender and Region; Nature of the Legal System; Impact of Rights on Economic Opportunities; 1.3 Women and Land in Ghana: Precarious Rights, Lower Yields; 1.4 Changing the Balance of Intrahousehold Power in the United States; 1.5 Stronger Economic Rights, Greater Opportunities for Self-Employed Employers; B1.5.1 Women Are Active Entrepreneurs, Particularly in Lower-Income Countries, But Largely Self-Employed B1.5.2 The Share of Female Employers Does Not Vary with National IncomeB1.5.3 The Smaller the Gender Gap in Economic Rights, the Smaller the Gender Gap in Entrepreneurs Who Employ Other Workers; Conclusion; Notes; References; 2 Women's Legal Rights across the Region; The Women-LEED-Africa Database; Scoresheet 1: Ratification of International Treaties and Conventions; 2.1 The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women; 2.2 The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2.1 Most Countries Have Ratified International Conventions on Women's Rights |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809143603321 |
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Hallward-Driemeier Mary <1966->
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| Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The foundation and growth of African women entrepreneurs : historical perspectives and modern trends / / Chi Anyansi-Archibong
| The foundation and growth of African women entrepreneurs : historical perspectives and modern trends / / Chi Anyansi-Archibong |
| Autore | Anyansi-Archibong Chi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (265 pages) |
| Disciplina | 305.42096 |
| Collana | Palgrave Studies of Entrepreneurship in Africa |
| Soggetto topico |
Women - Africa - Economic conditions
Businesswomen - Africa |
| ISBN | 3-030-66280-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910484647503321 |
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Anyansi-Archibong Chi
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| Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Gender, poverty, and environmental indicators on African countries
| Gender, poverty, and environmental indicators on African countries |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tunis, Tunisia, : Statistics Dept., African Development Bank, 2007- |
| Descrizione fisica | CD-ROMs ; ; 4 3/4 in |
| Soggetto topico |
Women - Africa - Economic conditions
Women in development - Africa Poverty - Africa Natural resources - Africa Natural resources Poverty Women - Economic conditions Women in development |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodicals.
Statistics. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Indicateurs sur le genre, la pauvreté et l'environnement sur les pays africains |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910144092203321 |
| Tunis, Tunisia, : Statistics Dept., African Development Bank, 2007- | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Gender, poverty, and environmental indicators on African countries
| Gender, poverty, and environmental indicators on African countries |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tunis, Tunisia, : Statistics Dept., African Development Bank, 2007- |
| Descrizione fisica | CD-ROMs ; ; 4 3/4 in |
| Soggetto topico |
Women - Africa - Economic conditions
Women in development - Africa Poverty - Africa Natural resources - Africa Natural resources Poverty Women - Economic conditions Women in development |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodicals.
Statistics. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Indicateurs sur le genre, la pauvreté et l'environnement sur les pays africains |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996216466503316 |
| Tunis, Tunisia, : Statistics Dept., African Development Bank, 2007- | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Gendered insecurities, health and development in Africa / / edited by Howard Stein and Amal Hassan Fadlalla
| Gendered insecurities, health and development in Africa / / edited by Howard Stein and Amal Hassan Fadlalla |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.4096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FadlallaAmal Hassan
SteinHoward <1952-> |
| Collana | Routledge studies in development economics |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Africa
Human security - Africa Poverty - Africa Public health - Africa Women and human security - Africa Women - Africa - Economic conditions Women - Africa - Social conditions |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-87447-3
9786613715784 1-136-28537-7 0-203-11308-X 1-136-28536-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Gendered Insecurities, Health and Development in Africa; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Gendered insecurities, health and development in Africa: An introduction; 1 The gender context of vulnerability to HIV/AIDS: The case of men and women in low income areas of the city of Lilongwe in Malawi; 2 Treating AIDS in Uganda and South Africa: Semi-authoritarian technologies in gendered contexts of insecurity; 3 Whose human security?: Gender, neoliberalism and the informal economy in sub-Saharan Africa
4 African poverty, gender and insecurity5 Food crises: The impact on African women and children; 6 Gender, environment and human security in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA), Ghana; 7 Negotiating security: Gender, violence and the rule of law in post-war South Sudan; 8 Gender, agency and peace negotiations in Africa; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453058803321 |
| Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Gendered insecurities, health and development in Africa / / edited by Howard Stein and Amal Hassan Fadlalla
| Gendered insecurities, health and development in Africa / / edited by Howard Stein and Amal Hassan Fadlalla |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.4096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FadlallaAmal Hassan
SteinHoward <1952-> |
| Collana | Routledge studies in development economics |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Africa
Human security - Africa Poverty - Africa Public health - Africa Women and human security - Africa Women - Africa - Economic conditions Women - Africa - Social conditions |
| ISBN |
1-280-87447-3
9786613715784 1-136-28537-7 0-203-11308-X 1-136-28536-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Gendered Insecurities, Health and Development in Africa; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Gendered insecurities, health and development in Africa: An introduction; 1 The gender context of vulnerability to HIV/AIDS: The case of men and women in low income areas of the city of Lilongwe in Malawi; 2 Treating AIDS in Uganda and South Africa: Semi-authoritarian technologies in gendered contexts of insecurity; 3 Whose human security?: Gender, neoliberalism and the informal economy in sub-Saharan Africa
4 African poverty, gender and insecurity5 Food crises: The impact on African women and children; 6 Gender, environment and human security in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA), Ghana; 7 Negotiating security: Gender, violence and the rule of law in post-war South Sudan; 8 Gender, agency and peace negotiations in Africa; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779250903321 |
| Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Gendered insecurities, health and development in Africa / / edited by Howard Stein and Amal Hassan Fadlalla
| Gendered insecurities, health and development in Africa / / edited by Howard Stein and Amal Hassan Fadlalla |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.4096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FadlallaAmal Hassan
SteinHoward <1952-> |
| Collana | Routledge studies in development economics |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Africa
Human security - Africa Poverty - Africa Public health - Africa Women and human security - Africa Women - Africa - Economic conditions Women - Africa - Social conditions |
| ISBN |
1-280-87447-3
9786613715784 1-136-28537-7 0-203-11308-X 1-136-28536-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Gendered Insecurities, Health and Development in Africa; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Gendered insecurities, health and development in Africa: An introduction; 1 The gender context of vulnerability to HIV/AIDS: The case of men and women in low income areas of the city of Lilongwe in Malawi; 2 Treating AIDS in Uganda and South Africa: Semi-authoritarian technologies in gendered contexts of insecurity; 3 Whose human security?: Gender, neoliberalism and the informal economy in sub-Saharan Africa
4 African poverty, gender and insecurity5 Food crises: The impact on African women and children; 6 Gender, environment and human security in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA), Ghana; 7 Negotiating security: Gender, violence and the rule of law in post-war South Sudan; 8 Gender, agency and peace negotiations in Africa; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825063603321 |
| Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Global exchanges and gender perspectives in Africa [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Jean-Bernard Ouédraogo, Roseline M. Achieng'
| Global exchanges and gender perspectives in Africa [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Jean-Bernard Ouédraogo, Roseline M. Achieng' |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dakar, : Codesria |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (214 p.) |
| Disciplina | 305.4096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
OuédraogoJean-Bernard <1958->
Achieng'Roseline M |
| Collana | CODESRIA series |
| Soggetto topico |
Sex role and globalization - Africa
Globalization - Social aspects - Africa Women - Africa - Economic conditions |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-12745-7
9786613531339 2-86978-525-9 2-86978-524-0 2-86978-526-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Notes on Contributors; 1. Introductions Gender in a Global Market Society; 2. The Difference in the System of the Self: A Philosophical Contribution to the Gender Approach; 3. ""Celebrating"" the female Body in Global Trade: Fashion, Media and Music in Kenya; 4. The Impact of Globalization on Women Peasants and Traders in Nigeria's Delta Region (1986-2002); 5. Globalization and the Question of Women Smugglers in East Africa: Observations of a Cross Kenya-Uganda Boundary (1980-2002); 6. Gender and Fair Trade in Cameroon
7. Trade and Information Systems: The Case of Wrap Sellers in Brazzaville (Congo)8. The Role of Social Capital in the Establishment and Sustenance of Women's MIcro-businesses: A Case Study of Butere-Mumias District, Kenya; 9. Gender, Trade Liberalization and the Multilateral trading System: Towards an African Perspective; Back cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461221503321 |
| Dakar, : Codesria | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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