Land markets, risk and distress sales in Nicaragua: The impact of income shocks on rural differentiation

Journal of Agrarian Change

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 481-499

  Ruben, Ruerd ^a   Masset, Edoardo ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distress sales; Income shocks; Land markets; Nicaragua; Rural differentiation

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL MARKET; LAND MARKET; LANDOWNERSHIP; PROPERTY RIGHTS; RURAL ECONOMY;

CENTRAL AMERICA; NICARAGUA;

EID: 0346038902     PISSN: 14710358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0366.00063     Document Type: Article

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