Nonfarm diversification, poverty, economic mobility, and income inequality: A case study in village India

Agricultural Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 44, Issue 4-5, 2013, Pages 461-473

  Himanshu, ^a   Lanjouw, Peter ^b   Murgai, Rinku ^b   Stern, Nicholas ^c  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Income inequality; Income mobility; Non farm employment; Poverty; Rural diversification; Village study

Indexed keywords

INCOME DISTRIBUTION; POVERTY; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL ECONOMY; VILLAGE;

GUJARAT; INDIA; PALANPUR;

EID: 84880162344     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/agec.12029     Document Type: Article

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