Why does agricultural growth dominate poverty reduction in low- and middle-income countries?

Pakistan Development Review

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 221-240

  Mellor, John W ^a   Ranade, Chandrashekhar ^b  

^a John Mellor Associates

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural growth; Developing countries; Open economy; Poverty

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; DEMAND ELASTICITY; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMPLOYMENT; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; LABOR SUPPLY; POVERTY ALLEVIATION;

EID: 34547217462     PISSN: 00309729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30541/v45i2pp.221-240     Document Type: Article

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