Patterns of Rural Development: A Cross-Country Comparison Using Microeconomic Data
This article proposes a general pattern of rural development in which increases in per capita income are associated with a decline in the importance of agricultural production and a rise in the importance of non-agricultural income sources. Following the approach to examining Engel's Law, we us...
Main Authors: | Winters, Paul, Essam, Timothy, Zezza, Alberto, Davis, Benjamin, Carletto, Calogero |
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Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | EN |
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2012
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5025 |
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