Credit market access in uganda: Evidence from household survey data 1999/2000

South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 371-383

  Okurut, F N ^a   Schoombee, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 60849125716     PISSN: 10158812     EISSN: 22223436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajems.v10i3.696     Document Type: Article

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