Climate variability and flexibility in resource access: The case of pastoral mobility in Northern Kenya

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 403-421

  Mccarthy, Nancy ^a   Di Gregorio, Monica ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34250781132     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X07003609     Document Type: Article

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