The Impact of Connectivity on Market Interlinkages: Evidence from Rural Punjab

World Development

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 999-1012

  Shami, Mahvish ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bargaining power; Connectivity; Interlinked markets; Pakistan; South Asia

Indexed keywords

BARGAINING; MONOPOLY; MOTORWAY; RURAL AREA; RURAL ECONOMY;

PAKISTAN; PUNJAB [PAKISTAN];

EID: 84858619672     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2011.11.019     Document Type: Article

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