The nexus between gender, collective action for public goods and agriculture: Evidence from Malawi

Agricultural Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 375-402

  Mccarthy, Nancy ^a   Kilic, Talip ^b  

^a Lead Analytics Inc   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Collective Action; Gender; Malawi; Public Goods; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; COLLECTIVE ACTION; COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING WORLD; ETHNIC MINORITY; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LEADERSHIP; MAIZE; PUBLIC GOODS; RURAL ECONOMY; WELFARE ECONOMICS; WOMENS STATUS;

MALAWI;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84928171416     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/agec.12170     Document Type: Article

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