Disease, microdams and natural resources in Tigray, Ethiopia: Impacts on productivity and labour supplies

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 122-145

  Amacher, Gregory S ^a   Ersado, Lire ^b   Grebner, Donald Leo ^c   Hyde, William F ^d  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAM CONSTRUCTION; DISEASE PREVALENCE; LABOR SUPPLY; PRODUCTIVITY; RURAL ECONOMY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TIGRAY; WORLD;

EID: 7444225230     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0022038042000233830     Document Type: Article

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