Towards an understanding of household vulnerability in rural Kenya

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 520-558

  Christiaensen, Luc J ^a   Subbarao, Kalanidhi ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPING STRATEGY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; RURAL ECONOMY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 30844461899     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/eji008     Document Type: Article

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