Revisiting the " Cotton Problem" -A Comparative Analysis of Cotton Reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa

World Development

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 209-221

  Delpeuch, Claire ^a,b   Vandeplas, Anneleen ^c  

^a OECD   (France)

^b SCIENCES PO   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cotton reforms; Self enforcing contracts; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL REFORM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COTTON; CROP PRODUCTION; MARKET SYSTEM;

CENTRAL AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 84872413054     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.06.020     Document Type: Article

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