Trends in poverty and destitution in Wollo, Ethiopia

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 592-610

  Devereux, Stephen ^a   Sharp, Kay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; POVERTY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL AREA;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33646769970     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380600681910     Document Type: Article

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