Exploring seasonal poverty traps: The 'six-week window' in Southern Malawi

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 227-255

  Orr, Alastair ^a   Mwale, Blessings ^b   Saiti Chitsonga, Donata ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b World Food Programme   (Malawi)

^c Kadale Consultants ^*  (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; LABOR SUPPLY; PANEL DATA; POVERTY DETERMINANT; RURAL ECONOMY; SMALLHOLDER;

AFRICA; BLANTYRE; EAST AFRICA; MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 58049094354     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380802265330     Document Type: Article

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