Rural income inequality in Mozambique: National dynamics and local experiences

Review of Regional Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 23-50

  Silva, Julie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Economic globalization; Inequality; Mixed methods; Mozambique

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RURAL ECONOMY;

LIMPOPO BASIN; MOZAMBIQUE;

EID: 84889588928     PISSN: 0048749X     EISSN: 15530892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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