Untying the Gordian knot: The question of land reform in Ethiopia

Land, Poverty and Livelihoods in an Era of Globalization: Perspectives from Developing and Transition Countries

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 310-343

  Wa Gĩthĩnji, Mwangi ^a   Mersha, Gebru ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

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EID: 84909144111     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203962251     Document Type: Chapter

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