Rural income and poverty in a time of radical change in Malawi

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 322-345

  Peters, Pauline E ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD INCOME; POVERTY; RURAL ECONOMY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 30944434913     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380500405568     Document Type: Article

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