Institutions, determinants and effects of collective action among (agro)pastoralists of eastern Ethiopia

Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 97-119

  Beyene, Fekadu ^a  

^a HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

(Agro)pastoral; Collective action; Determinants; Ethiopia; Informal institutions

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE ACTION; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FOOD SECURITY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; PASTORALISM;

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

EID: 48649100504     PISSN: 00498599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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