The Household and Employment in Small-Scale Nonfarm Enterprises

World Development

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 749-764

  Melmed Sanjak, Jolyne ^a   Santiago, Carlos E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT PATTERN; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTION MODEL; LABOUR DEMAND; NONFARM SECTOR;

MALAWI;

EID: 0029906031     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0305-750X(95)00163-7     Document Type: Article

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