The agrarian question in Tanzania: Using new evidence to reconcile an old debate

Review of African Political Economy

Volumn 38, Issue 127, 2011, Pages 23-42

  Mueller, Bernd E T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Livelihood diversification; Rural development; Rural labour markets; Rural poverty; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MARKET; AGRICULTURE; LABOR MARKET; MARXISM; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POVERTY; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL ECONOMY; RURAL POPULATION; RURAL SOCIETY;

TANGA [TANZANIA]; TANZANIA; USAMBARA MOUNTAINS;

EID: 79952525390     PISSN: 03056244     EISSN: 17401720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03056244.2011.552589     Document Type: Article

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