Does non-farm sector employment reduce rural poverty and vulnerability? Evidence from Vietnam and India

Journal of Asian Economics

Volumn 36, Issue , 2015, Pages 47-61

  Imai, Katsushi S ^a   Gaiha, Raghav ^b   Thapa, Ganesh ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^c International Fund for Agricultural Development   (Italy)

Author keywords

India; Non farm sector; Poverty; Vietnam; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921340571     PISSN: 10490078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2015.01.001     Document Type: Article

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