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GENERAL & APPLIED ECONOMICS

Determinants of urban households’ livelihood diversification strategies in North Shewa Zone, Ethiopia

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Article: 2093431 | Received 29 Nov 2021, Accepted 19 Jun 2022, Published online: 12 Jul 2022

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