A Gender Analysis of Forest Product Markets in Cameroon

Gender roles and the potential to tap women's experiences are keys for African economic development. The paper illustrates this potential with a gender analysis of forest product markets in the Humid Forest Zone of Cameroon by describing the functioning of the market and analyzing male-female d...

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Published in:Africa today 2002, Vol.49 (3), p.96-126
Main Authors: Pérez, Manuel Ruiz, Ndoye, Ousseynou, Eyebe, Antoine, Ngono, Danielle Lema
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