Trait-making for labour-intensive technology in Sub-Saharan Africa

Research Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 757-766

  James, Jeffrey ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Institutional change; Labour intensive technology; Sub Saharan Africa; Trait making

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346044628     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(99)00049-9     Document Type: Article

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