Global cotton and local environmental management: The political ecology of rich and poor small-hold farmers in southern Mali

Geographical Journal

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 36-55

  Moseley, William G ^a  

^a MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cotton; Mali; Political ecology; Poverty; Soil degradation; West Africa

Indexed keywords

COTTON; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; SMALLHOLDER; SOIL MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; MALI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 17744378739     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4959.2005.00148.x     Document Type: Article

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