The contribution of African women to economic growth and development : historical perspectives and policy implications -- Part I : the pre-colonial and colonial periods
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Anthropology; Gender and Development; Population Policies; Rural Development Knowledge&Information Systems; Gender and Law;All these keywords.
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AFR-2012-05-02 (Africa)
- NEP-DEM-2012-05-02 (Demographic Economics)
- NEP-DEV-2012-05-02 (Development)
- NEP-HIS-2012-05-02 (Business, Economic and Financial History)
- NEP-PKE-2012-05-02 (Post Keynesian Economics)
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