Land reform, distribution of land and institutions in Rural Ethiopia: Analysis of inequality with dirty data

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 550-577

  Kebede, Bereket ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; LAND REFORM; LAND TENURE; LANDOWNERSHIP; PRIVATE LAND; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; RURAL ECONOMY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 48549087550     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejm041     Document Type: Article

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