Rural wage employment in Africa: Methodological issues and emerging evidence

Review of African Political Economy

Volumn 40, Issue 136, 2013, Pages 251-273

  Oya, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; agricultural wage employment; poverty; rural labour markets; survey methodology

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; EMPLOYMENT; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LABOR MARKET; POVERTY; RURAL AREA; SURVEY METHOD; WAGE;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84880023064     PISSN: 03056244     EISSN: 17401720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03056244.2013.794728     Document Type: Article

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