Trust, tenure insecurity, and land certification in rural Ethiopia

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 833-843

  Bezabih, Mintewab ^a   Kohlin, Gunnar ^b   Mannberg, Andrea ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Difference in difference method; Interpersonal and institutional trust; Land certification; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053341332     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2011.08.015     Document Type: Article

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