Local governance systems and smallholder cooperatives in Ethiopia

International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 388-408

  Spielman, David J ^a   Cohen, Marc J ^b   Mogues, Tewodaj ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b Oxfam America ^*  (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Farmers' cooperatives; Rural governance; Rural producer organisations

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951039630     PISSN: 14624605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJARGE.2009.032642     Document Type: Article

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