The rational peasant in China: Flexible adaptation, risk diversification, and opportunity

Rationality and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 33-69

  Keister, Lisa A ^b   Nee, Victor G ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bounded rationality; Household labor allocation; Markets; Migration; Rural industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035255950     PISSN: 10434631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104346301013001002     Document Type: Article

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