“Helping” or “Appropriating”? Gender Relations in Shea Nut Production in Northern Ghana
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عنوان ژورنال: Society & Natural Resources
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0894-1920,1521-0723
DOI: 10.1080/08941920.2017.1382626