Poverty and inequality impact analysis regarding Cotton subsidies: A mali-based CGE micro-accounting approach

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 629-659

  Boccanfuso, Dorothée ^a   Savard, Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COTTON; DEVELOPING WORLD; MODELING; POVERTY; SOCIAL CONFLICT; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

AFRICA; MALI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 64149114875     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejm001     Document Type: Article

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