The link between public and private interhousehold transfers: Implications for the design of safety net programs in developing countries

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 666-671

  Ezemenari, Kene ^a  

^a WORLD BANK GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FOOD SECURITY; HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS; INTER-HOUSEHOLD TRANSFER; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SOCIAL PLANNING; WELFARE PROVISION;

EID: 0031409798     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1244169     Document Type: Conference Paper

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