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Agroclimatic shock, income inequality, and poverty: Evidence from Burkina Faso

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  • Reardon, Thomas & Taylor, J. Edward, 1996. "Agroclimatic shock, income inequality, and poverty: Evidence from Burkina Faso," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 24(5), pages 901-914, May.
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