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Myth or math: the waxing and waning of the female-headed household

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  • Janet Henshall Momsen

    (Department of Human and Community Development, University of California, Davis, USA, jdmomsen@ucdavis.edu)

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  • Janet Henshall Momsen, 2002. "Myth or math: the waxing and waning of the female-headed household," Progress in Development Studies, , vol. 2(2), pages 145-151, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:prodev:v:2:y:2002:i:2:p:145-151
    DOI: 10.1191/1464993402ps034pr
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