Impact of technological change on income distribution and poverty in Bangladesh agriculture: An empirical analysis

Journal of International Development

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 935-955

  Rahman, Sanzidur ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b RESEARCH AND EVALUATION DIVISION   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; GREEN REVOLUTION; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 0033388339     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1328(199911/12)11:7<935::AID-JID642>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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