Trust, membership in groups, and household welfare: Evidence from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Economic Development and Cultural Change

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 573-601

  Haddad, Lawrence ^a   Maluccio, John A ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0042230528     PISSN: 00130079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/374986     Document Type: Article

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