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This chapter examines the relationships between gender disparities and economic development, and attempts to identify links between economic development and women’s well-being in Japan’s experience of industrialization.
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Nogami, H. (2005). Economic Development and Gender Disparities: The Japanese Experience. In: Murayama, M. (eds) Gender and Development. IDE-JETRO Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230524026_2
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