Migrant labor and farm technical efficiency in Lesotho

World Development

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 143-153

  Mochebelele, Motsamai T ^a   Winter Nelson, Alex ^b  

^a University of Lesotho   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural productivity; Labor migration; Lesotho; South Africa; Technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; LABOR MIGRATION; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

LESOTHO;

EID: 0034052229     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(99)00116-3     Document Type: Article

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