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The author would like to thank Mark Schoonmaker Freudenberger, John Bruce, Michael Roth, and Kurt McGinnis Brown for their comments on previous drafts of this paper. Partial support for earlier versions came from the United States Agency for International Development, Women in Development Office, Technical Assistance and Women in Development Centers (Project No. 930-0300). All views, interpretations, recommendations, and conclusions expressed in this publication are those of the author and not necessarily those of the supporting or cooperating organizations.
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