Welfare dynamics in rural Kenya and Madagascar

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 248-277

  Barrett, Christopher B ^a   Marenya, Paswel Phiri ^a,b   Mcpeak, John ^c   Minten, Bart ^a,d   Murithi, Festus ^e   Oluoch Kosura, Willis ^b   Place, Frank ^f   Randrianarisoa, Jean Claude ^a,d   Rasambainarivo, Jhon ^d   Wangila, Justine ^f  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FOFIFA   (Madagascar)

^e KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^f WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; POVERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL ECONOMY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; KENYA; MADAGASCAR; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 30344476043     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380500405394     Document Type: Article

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