Political connections and social networks in targeted transfer programs: Evidence from rural Ethiopia

Economic Development and Cultural Change

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 639-675

  Caeyers, Bet ^a   Dercon, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD AID; POLITICAL ECONOMY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 84862851935     PISSN: 00130079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/665602     Document Type: Article

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