Burial societies in rural ethiopia

Collective action and property rights for poverty reduction: Insights from Africa and Asia

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 51-78

  Dercon, Stefan ^a   Hoddinott, John ^b   Krishnan, Pramila ^c   Woldehanna, Tassew ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b International Food Policy Research Institute   (United Kingdom)

^c JESUS COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^d ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

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