Ethiopian agricultural cooperatives in an era of global commodity exchange: Does organisational form matter?

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 153-177

  Francesconi, Gian Nicola ^a   Heerink, Nico ^b  

^a International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)   (Senegal)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE; COMMERCIALIZATION; COMMODITY MARKET; ECONOMIC IMPACT; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL ECONOMY; SMALLHOLDER;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 78650659696     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: 14643723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejq036     Document Type: Article

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