Micro-credit programs and off-farm migration in China

Pacific Economic Review

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 209-223

  Li, Hongbin ^a   Rozelle, Scott ^b   Zhang, Linxua ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; MICROFINANCE; OFF-FARM EMPLOYMENT; RURAL FINANCE;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SICHUAN; WORLD;

EID: 9744253083     PISSN: 1361374X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0106.2004.00245.x     Document Type: Review

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