Tenure, Agricultural Investment, and Productivity in the Customary Tenure Sector of Malawi

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Previous articleNext article No AccessTenure, Agricultural Investment, and Productivity in the Customary Tenure Sector of Malawi*Frank Place and Keijiro OtsukaFrank PlaceInternational Centre for Research in Agroforestry Search for more articles by this author and Keijiro OtsukaFoundation for Advanced Studies on International Development and International Food Policy Research Institute Search for more articles by this author International Centre for Research in AgroforestryFoundation for Advanced Studies on International Development and International Food Policy Research InstitutePDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Economic Development and Cultural Change Volume 50, Number 1October 2001 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/321918 Views: 235Total views on this site Citations: 52Citations are reported from Crossref © 2001 by The University of Chicago. 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