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The ‘Nowhere’ Children: Patriarchy and the Role of Girls in India's Rural Economy

Uma S. Kambhampati Centre for Institutional Performance, The University of Reading, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Raji Rajan Centre for Institutional Performance, The University of Reading, UK
Pages 1309-1341 | Accepted 01 Jan 2007, Published online: 23 Oct 2008

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