Livelihood Change in Rural Zimbabwe over 20 Years

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1241-1257

  Mushongah, Josphat ^a   Scoones, Ian ^b  

^a Independent Consultant   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRARIAN CHANGE; COPING STRATEGY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL ECONOMY;

ZIMBABWE;

EID: 84866768619     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2012.671474     Document Type: Article

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