Access to credit and its impact on welfare in Malawi

Research Report of the International Food Policy Research Institute

Volumn , Issue 116, 2001, Pages 1-143

  Diagne, A ^a   Zeller, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; FOOD SECURITY; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL ECONOMY; SMALLHOLDER; WELFARE IMPACT;

MALAWI;

EID: 0035003089     PISSN: 08867372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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