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The water question in feminism: water control and gender inequities in a neo-liberal era

Rhodante Ahlers IHE-UNESCO Delft Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, 2611 AX, Delft, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Margreet Zwarteveen Wageningen University, Centre for Water and Climate, Irrigation and Water Engineering Group, Droevendaalsesteeg 3a, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Pages 409-426 | Published online: 14 Jul 2009

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