1.
Tornhill, Sofie
The Business of Women’s Empowerment. Corporate Gender Politics in the Global South Book
2019.
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2.
Tornhill, Sofie
The Business of Women’s Empowerment. Corporate Gender Politics in the Global South Book
2019.
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3.
Rossi, Benedetta
What “Development” Does to Work Journal Article
In: International Labor and Working Class, iss. 92, 2017.
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4.
Rossi, Benedetta
From Slavery to Aid: Politics, Labour, and Ecology in the Nigerien Sahel, 1800-2000 Book
2015.
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2019
Tornhill, Sofie
The Business of Women’s Empowerment. Corporate Gender Politics in the Global South Book
2019.
Abstract | Tags: business history, contemporary, development, ethnography, gender, informality, qualitative research, sociology
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Tornhill, Sofie
The Business of Women’s Empowerment. Corporate Gender Politics in the Global South Book
2019.
Abstract | Tags: business history, contemporary, development, ethnography, gender, informality, qualitative research, sociology
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date = {2019-01-01},
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2017
Rossi, Benedetta
What “Development” Does to Work Journal Article
In: International Labor and Working Class, iss. 92, 2017.
Abstract | Tags: 20th century, africa, development, international organisations
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2015
Rossi, Benedetta
From Slavery to Aid: Politics, Labour, and Ecology in the Nigerien Sahel, 1800-2000 Book
2015.
Abstract | Tags: 19th century, 20th century, africa, development
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