An econometric analysis of farm household participation in the rural credit market in Sudan

Savings and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 193-213

  Elhiraika, Adam B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SWAZILAND   (Swaziland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL MARKET; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RURAL FINANCE;

SUDAN;

EID: 0032849722     PISSN: 03934551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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