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Sustainable Development and Women’s Personal Empowerment for Becoming Socially Inclusive: A Study from the Informal Sector in Lahore, Pakistan

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  • Haifa Asif

    (Department of Economics and Commerce, Superior University, Lahore, Pakistan)

  • Sana Fayyaz

    (Department of Economics and Commerce, Superior University, Lahore, Pakistan)

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  • Haifa Asif & Sana Fayyaz, 2023. "Sustainable Development and Women’s Personal Empowerment for Becoming Socially Inclusive: A Study from the Informal Sector in Lahore, Pakistan," Lahore Journal of Economics, Department of Economics, The Lahore School of Economics, vol. 28(1), pages 115-133, Jan-June.
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    Keywords

    Social inclusion; sustainable development; microfinance; women's personal empowerment; informal sectoJournal: Lahore Journal of Economics;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • O17 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
    • O40 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - General

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