Sitting at the table: Securing benefits for pastoral women from land tenure reform in Ethiopia

Journal of Eastern African Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 153-178

  Flintan, Fiona ^a  

^a SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Borana people; Ethiopia; Land; Pastoralism; Sedentarisation; Women's rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649193841     PISSN: 17531055     EISSN: 17531063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17531050903556709     Document Type: Article

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