Livelihoods and rural poverty reduction in Malawi

World Development

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1495-1510

  Ellis, Frank ^a   Kutengule, Milton ^b   Nyasulu, Alfred ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b National Economic Council   (Malawi)

^c The Department of Local Government   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Decentralization; Malawi; Poverty reduction; PRSPs; Rural livelihoods; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; OFF-FARM EMPLOYMENT; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL ECONOMY;

MALAWI;

EID: 0041352836     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(03)00111-6     Document Type: Article

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