Income and savings among large-scale farm households in eastern Sudan: An empirical investigation

Canadian Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 319-335

  Elhiraika, Adam B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SWAZILAND   (Swaziland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD SUPPLY; INCOME; RURAL ECONOMY; SAVINGS;

SUDAN;

EID: 0033496942     PISSN: 02255189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02255189.1999.9669834     Document Type: Article

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