Land privatization and pastoralist well-being in Kenya

Development and Change

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 309-331

  Lesorogol, Carolyn K ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABOR; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE PLANNING; PASTORALISM; POLICY MAKING; PRIVATIZATION; TRADE; WAGE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; RIFT VALLEY; SAMBURU; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 42649087760     PISSN: 0012155X     EISSN: 14677660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7660.2007.00481.x     Document Type: Article

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