Credit programmes for the poor and seasonality in rural Bangladesh

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 1-24

  Pitt, Mark M ^a   Khandker, Shahidur R ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; CREDIT PROVISION; LABOR SUPPLY; RURAL ECONOMY; SEASONALITY; SELF EMPLOYMENT;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 0036942034     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380412331322731     Document Type: Article

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