Property rights changes among afar pastoralist of Ethiopia: The role of the state

Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-144

  Hundie, Bekele ^a  

^a Ethiopian Civil Service College   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Afar; Ethiopia; Pastoralist; Property rights; State

Indexed keywords

PASTORALISM; PROPERTY RIGHTS; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; STATE ROLE;

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

EID: 48649093288     PISSN: 00498599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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