Linking globalization, economic growth and poverty: Impacts of agribusiness strategies on sub-Saharan Africa

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 722-729

  Weatherspoon, Dave ^a   Cacho, Joyce ^b   Christy, Ralph ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rabobank International   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROINDUSTRY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; GLOBALIZATION; POVERTY;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARA;

EID: 0034829588     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0002-9092.00197     Document Type: Article

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