Agrarian vista or vortex: African rural livelihood policies

Review of African Political Economy

Volumn 31, Issue 102, 2004, Pages 617-629

  Bryceson, Deborah Fahy ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRARIAN CHANGE; PEASANT AGRICULTURE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL ECONOMY;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 12344270178     PISSN: 03056244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305624042000327831     Document Type: Article

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