Striving for growth, bypassing the poor? A critical review of Rwanda's rural sector policies

Journal of Modern African Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-32

  Ansoms, An ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; PEASANT AGRICULTURE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL ECONOMY; RURAL POLICY;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; RWANDA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 39049122326     PISSN: 0022278X     EISSN: 14697777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022278X07003059     Document Type: Review

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