Land use and marriage timing in Nepal

Population and Environment

Volumn 27, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 445-461

  Yabiku, Scott T ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family formation; Landuse; Marriage; Nepal

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CULTURAL TRADITION; LAND USE; MARRIAGE; NEIGHBORHOOD; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33751084059     PISSN: 01990039     EISSN: 15737810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11111-006-0030-5     Document Type: Article

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