African Re-Agrarianization? Accumulation or Pro-Poor Agricultural Growth?

World Development

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 217-231

  Andersson Djurfeldt, Agnes ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Africa; Pro poor agricultural growth; Rural differentiation; Social science research; Zambia

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; RURAL AREA;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84870294262     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.06.013     Document Type: Article

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