Disparities and diversities among female-headed households in rural Malawi after 20 years of economic liberalization

Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 358-372

  Takane, Tsutomu ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Africa; Farm income; Gender; Livelihoods; Malawi; Nonfarm income

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC REFORM; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MAIZE; RURAL ECONOMY; STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT; SUBSISTENCE; TOBACCO;

MALAWI;

NICOTIANA TABACUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77249106682     PISSN: 01297619     EISSN: 14679493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9493.2009.00379.x     Document Type: Article

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