Measuring Autonomy: Evidence from Bangladesh
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- Ana Vaz & Sabina Alkire & Agnes Quisumbing & Esha Sraboni, 2018. "Measuring autonomy: evidence from Bangladesh," Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Journal, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), vol. 25(2), pages 21-51, December.
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