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Employment and Unemployment in Jordan: The Importance of the Gender System

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  • Miles, Rebecca, 2002. "Employment and Unemployment in Jordan: The Importance of the Gender System," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 30(3), pages 413-427, March.
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