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‘People don’t like the ultra-poor like me': an intersectional approach to gender and participation in urban water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) projects in Dhaka’s bostis

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‘People don’t like the ultra-poor like me': an intersectional approach to gender and participation in urban water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) projects in Dhaka’s bostis. / Cawood, Sally; Rabby, Md. Fazle.
In: International Development Planning Review, Vol. 44, No. 2, 30.06.2022, p. 147-168.

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Cawood, S & Rabby, MF 2022, '‘People don’t like the ultra-poor like me': an intersectional approach to gender and participation in urban water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) projects in Dhaka’s bostis', International Development Planning Review, vol. 44, no. 2, pp. 147-168. https://doi.org/10.3828/idpr.2021.7

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Cawood, S., & Rabby, M. F. (2022). ‘People don’t like the ultra-poor like me': an intersectional approach to gender and participation in urban water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) projects in Dhaka’s bostis. International Development Planning Review, 44(2), 147-168. https://doi.org/10.3828/idpr.2021.7

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Cawood S, Rabby MF. ‘People don’t like the ultra-poor like me': an intersectional approach to gender and participation in urban water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) projects in Dhaka’s bostis. International Development Planning Review. 2022 Jun 30;44(2):147-168. Epub 2021 Jan 1. doi: 10.3828/idpr.2021.7

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Cawood, Sally ; Rabby, Md. Fazle. / ‘People don’t like the ultra-poor like me' : an intersectional approach to gender and participation in urban water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) projects in Dhaka’s bostis. In: International Development Planning Review. 2022 ; Vol. 44, No. 2. pp. 147-168.

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