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Why do women's cooperative societies languish? A study of selected societies in Kottayam, Kerala

Kerala has had a long history of cooperatives starting from the pre-independence era. The idea of women’s cooperatives came much later, with the earliest ones coming into being only after 1975. This study draws on both primary and secondary data, focusing on the challenges faced by women’s cooperati...

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Autore principale: Nisha Velappan Nair & John S. Moolakkattu
Natura: Printed Book
Pubblicazione: Asian Journal of Women’s Studies, 2015
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Accesso online:http://10.26.1.76/ks/005859.pdf
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