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Non-farm income, gender, and inequality: evidence from rural Ghana and Uganda

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  • Newman, C.
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  • Canagarajah, S. & Newman, C. & Bhattamishra, R., 2001. "Non-farm income, gender, and inequality: evidence from rural Ghana and Uganda," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 26(4), pages 405-420, August.
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