Journal of
Development and Agricultural Economics

  • Abbreviation: J. Dev. Agric. Econ.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9774
  • DOI: 10.5897/JDAE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 559

Full Length Research Paper

Do the initial land endowments lift people out of chronic and transient poverty? Evidence from central and Northern Mozambique

Raul Pitoro
  • Raul Pitoro
  • Department of Community Sustainability, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI-USA
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  •  Received: 03 October 2016
  •  Accepted: 10 March 2017
  •  Published: 31 May 2017

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