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Caribbean and Pacific Islands A Survey of Gender Budgeting Efforts

Of the countries in the Caribbean and Pacific Islands, Timor-Leste has the most well-developed gender budgeting initiative. In the Pacific Islands, a few gender budgeting efforts were initiated but did not continue. In the Caribbean, there have been no well-developed gender budgeting efforts, althou...

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Main Author: Christie, Tamoya
Other Authors: Thakur, Dhanaraj
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2016
Series:IMF Working Papers
Subjects:
Social Discrimination & Equal Treatment
Women
Gender Diversity
Gender Studies; Women & Girls
Gender Inequality
Economics Of Gender
Non-labor Discrimination
Gender Studies, Gender Groups
Sex Discrimination
Gender Studies
Sex Role
Gender Budgeting
Public Economics: General
Women''s Studies'
Gender
Timor
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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