Land rental markets in kenya: Implications for efficiency, Equity, Household income, and Poverty

Land Economics

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 246-271

  Jin, Songqing ^a   Jayne, T S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD INCOME; LAND MARKET; PANEL DATA; POVERTY; RENTAL SECTOR; RURAL AREA; SMALLHOLDER;

KENYA;

EID: 84874978833     PISSN: 00237639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/le.89.2.246     Document Type: Article

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