Living Conditions in Côte D'ivoire and Ghana, 1925–1985: What do Survey Data on Height Stature Tell Us?

Economic History of Developing Regions

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 55-82

  Cogneau, Denis ^a   Rouanet, Léa ^a  

^a PARIS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

Author keywords

cocoa production; Cote d'Ivoire; Ghana; height surveys; living conditions; N37; urbanisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869209458     PISSN: 20780389     EISSN: 20780397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20780389.2011.625240     Document Type: Article

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