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Book Title: Questioning Financial Governance From A Feminist Perspective
Number of Pages: 184 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Questioning Financial Governance from a Feminist Perspective
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Year: 2011
Item Height: 0.7 in
Subject: Feminism & Feminist Theory, Finance / General, General, Economics / General, Public Policy / Economic Policy, Money & Monetary Policy, Economics / Comparative
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science, Business & Economics
Author: Isabella Bakker
Item Length: 9.3 in
Series: Routledge Iaffe Advances in Feminist Economics Ser.
Item Width: 6.4 in
Format: Hardcover
