Assessing the functioning of land rental markets in Ethiopia

Economic Development and Cultural Change

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-100

  Deininger, Klaus ^a   Ali, Daniel Ayalew ^a   Alemu, Tekie ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; LAND MARKET; RESOURCE USE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL ECONOMY; STARVATION;

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

EID: 50849131720     PISSN: 00130079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/590462     Document Type: Article

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