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Gender-Specific Patterns of Poverty and (Over-)Consumption in Developing and Developed Countries

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Hemmati, M. (2000). Gender-Specific Patterns of Poverty and (Over-)Consumption in Developing and Developed Countries. In: Jochem, E., Sathaye, J., Bouille, D. (eds) Society, Behaviour, and Climate Change Mitigation. Advances in Global Change Research, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48160-X_7

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