Emerging markets in the post-liberalisation period: Evidence from the raw milk market in rural Kenya

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 88-110

  Kijima, Yoko ^a   Yamano, Takashi ^b,c   Baltenweck, Isabelle ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL GRADUATE INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL GRADUATE INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES   (Japan)

^d INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE SECTOR; DAIRY FARMING; ECONOMIC REFORM; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; RURAL AREA; RURAL ECONOMY; RURAL SOCIETY; TRADE LIBERALIZATION;

KENYA;

EID: 77954272424     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejp014     Document Type: Article

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