Pathways into and out of Poverty: A Study of Rural Household Wealth Dynamics in Kenya

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1358-1374

  Muyanga, Milu ^a   Jayne, T S ^a   Burke, William J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84894274401     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2013.812197     Document Type: Article

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