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An analysis of rural consumption patterns in Sierra Leone and their employment and growth effects

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Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural Economics. Major advisor: Derek Byerlee

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  • King, Robert P., 1977. "An analysis of rural consumption patterns in Sierra Leone and their employment and growth effects," AAEA Fellows - Dissertations and Theses, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, number 181061, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaeadt:181061
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.181061
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