Agriculture and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 315-342

  Karshenas, Massoud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

African agriculture; Asian agriculture; Economic development FEL classifications: O13; O57; P41; Q1; Q18; Q24

Indexed keywords

AGRARIAN CHANGE; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; RURAL ECONOMY;

EID: 0035000180     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/25.3.315     Document Type: Article

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