Rural poverty dynamics and impact of intervention programs upon chronic and transitory poverty in northern Ethiopia

African Development Review

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 92-114

  Nega, Fredu ^a   Mathijs, Erik ^b   Deckers, Jozef ^b   Haile, Mitiku ^a   Nyssen, Jan ^c   Tollens, Eric ^b  

^a MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; FOOD SECURITY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; POVERTY DETERMINANT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL ECONOMY;

ETHIOPIA; TIGRAY;

EID: 77951180124     PISSN: 10176772     EISSN: 14678268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8268.2009.00229.x     Document Type: Article

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