Using Evidence of Household Income Diversification to Inform Study of the Rural Nonfarm Labor Market in Africa

World Development

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 735-747

  Reardon, Thomas ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Diversification; Farm nonfarm linkages; Labor market; Nonfarm income

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING REGION; INCOME DIVERSIFICATION; NON-FARM LABOUR; RURAL HOUSEHOLD; RURAL LABOUR MARKET;

AFRICA;

EID: 0031457236     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(96)00137-4     Document Type: Article

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