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Income diversification, poverty traps and policy shocks in Cote d'Ivoire and Kenya

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  • Bezuneh, Mesfin
  • Aboud, Abdillahi

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  • Barrett, Christopher B. & Bezuneh, Mesfin & Aboud, Abdillahi, 2001. "Income diversification, poverty traps and policy shocks in Cote d'Ivoire and Kenya," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 26(4), pages 367-384, August.
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