Rural agricultural change and fertility transition in Nepal

Rural Sociology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 229-252

  Bhandari, Prem ^a   Ghimire, Dirgha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHANGE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FARMING SYSTEM; FERTILITY; PANEL DATA; POPULATION GROWTH; RURAL ECONOMY;

CHITWAN; NARAYANI; NEPAL;

EID: 84878349825     PISSN: 00360112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ruso.12007     Document Type: Article

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