Rural livelihood change? Household capital, community resources and livelihood transition

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 32, Issue , 2013, Pages 126-136

  Bhandari, Prem B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Capital; Farm exit; Livelihood; Nepal; South Asia

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; DEVELOPING WORLD; HUMAN CAPITAL; MACROECONOMICS; NATURAL CAPITAL; RURAL ECONOMY; RURAL SOCIETY; SUSTAINABILITY;

NEPAL;

EID: 84879430901     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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