The constraints to escaping rural poverty: An analysis of the complementarities of assets in developing countries

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 528-565

  Foster, William ^a   Valdés, Alberto ^a   Davis, Benjamin ^b   Anríquez, Gustavo ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Assets; Developing countries; Education; Income generating activities of the rural poor; Land; Rural development; Rural infrastructure; Rural poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 82955173703     PISSN: 20405790     EISSN: 20405804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aepp/ppr031     Document Type: Article

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