Transformation of African farm households: a short survey of economic contributions

Catherine Guirkinger; Jean Philippe Platteau

doi:10.1017/dem.2016.31

Transformation of African farm households: a short survey of economic contributions

Catherine Guirkinger, Jean Philippe Platteau

Centre of Research in the Economics of Development

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This paper reviews the scant economic literature on the transformations of farming households under the influence of land pressure, market development or technical change. Theoretical as well as empirical contributions are summarized with a special attention to the African context.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	41-50
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Demographic Economics
Volume	83
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/dem.2016.31
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2017

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Africa
family transformation

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