Does Size Matter? Reassessing the Relationship between Aquaculture and Poverty in Bangladesh

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 904-922

  Belton, Ben ^a   Haque, Md Mafujul ^b   Little, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; POVERTY; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 84864576085     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2011.638049     Document Type: Article

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