Food Marketing Liberalization and Trader Entry: Evidence from Madagascar

World Development

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 763-777

  Barrett, Christopher B ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Competition; Entry; Liberalization; Madagascar; Traders

Indexed keywords

FOOD MARKETS; MARKET LIBERALISATION; TRADER ENTRY;

MADAGASCAR;

EID: 0031413826     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(96)00132-5     Document Type: Article

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