The bang for the birr: Public expenditures and rural welfare in Ethiopia

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 735-752

  Mogues, Tewodaj ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; EDUCATION; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; INVESTMENT; PUBLIC SPENDING; RURAL AREA; RURAL PLANNING; WELFARE IMPACT;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 79958718288     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2010.509925     Document Type: Article

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