Labour and land in Ghana, 1874-1939: A shifting ratio and an institutional revolution

Australian Economic History Review

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 95-120

  Austin, Gareth ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cocoa; Factor market; Factor ratio; Ghana

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247847621     PISSN: 00048992     EISSN: 14678446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8446.2006.00198.x     Document Type: Article

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