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TRANSFORMATION OF AFRICAN FARM HOUSEHOLDS: A SHORT SURVEY OF ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 February 2017

Catherine Guirkinger  and
Jean-Philippe Platteau
Catherine Guirkinger
Affiliation:
University of Namur
Jean-Philippe Platteau*
Affiliation:
University of Namur
*
Address correspondence to: Jean-Philippe Platteau, Center for Research in Economic Development, 8 rempart de la Vierge, B5000 Namur, Belgium; e-mail: jean-philippe.platteau@unamur.be
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Abstract

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.

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Africafamily transformation
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Journal of Demographic Economics , Volume 83 , Issue 1: Short Essays on African Demography and Economic Development , March 2017 , pp. 41 - 50
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Copyright © Université catholique de Louvain 2017 

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