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Women’s Livelihoods, Global Markets and Citizenship (Research Summary)

Thekkudan, J. and Tandon, R. - 01-Jan-09
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Thekkudan, J. and Tandon, R.(2009) 'Women’s Livelihoods, Global Markets and Citizenship'

This research analyses Project Shakti, a Hindustan Unilever Limited initiative (HUL), to answer questions on how the local marketing of goods, globally produced by multinational corporations (MNCs) affects rural women, their identities and their claims to rights. Does this economic model increase livelihood opportunities for the poor and hitherto excluded?