Rural poverty dynamics: Development policy implications

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 32, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 45-60

  Barrett, Christopher B ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cargo nets; Chronic poverty; Economic growth; Safety nets; Transitory poverty

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL POLICY; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 30944432189     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0169-5150.2004.00013.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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