Risky trade, resilient traders: Trust and livestock marketing in northern Kenya

Africa

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 561-581

  Mahmoud, Hussein Abdullahi ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MARKET; AGRICULTURAL TRADE; ENTREPRENEUR; INNOVATION; LIVESTOCK; PASTORALISM; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BOS;

EID: 58249105142     PISSN: 00019720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3366/E0001972008000442     Document Type: Article

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