U-Turns and full circles: Two decades of agricultural reform in Malawi 1981-2000

World Development

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 847-863

  Harrigan, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Agricultural policy; Food security; Malawi

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL REFORM; FOOD SECURITY; POLICY DEVELOPMENT;

MALAWI;

EID: 0038814719     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(03)00019-6     Document Type: Article

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