Escaping poverty and becoming poor in 36 villages of Central and Western Uganda

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 346-370

  Krishna, Anirudh ^a   Lumonya, Daniel ^b   Markiewicz, Milissa ^a   Mugumya, Firminus ^b   Kafuko, Agatha ^b   Wegoye, Jonah ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD INCOME; POVERTY; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 30944469015     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380500405634     Document Type: Article

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