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Gender Segmentation at Work in China's Privatized Rural Industry: Some Evidence from Shandong and Jiangsu

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  • Dong, Xiao-Yuan
  • MacPhail, Fiona
  • Bowles, Paul
  • Ho, Samuel P. S.

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  • Dong, Xiao-Yuan & MacPhail, Fiona & Bowles, Paul & Ho, Samuel P. S., 2004. "Gender Segmentation at Work in China's Privatized Rural Industry: Some Evidence from Shandong and Jiangsu," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 32(6), pages 979-998, June.
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