The effect of infrastructure access and quality on non-farm enterprises in rural Indonesia

World Development

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 717-726

  Gibson, John ^a   Olivia, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Indonesia; Infrastructure; Non farm employment

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY; EMPLOYMENT; INCOME; INFRASTRUCTURE; ROAD;

INDONESIA;

EID: 77949652756     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2009.11.010     Document Type: Article

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