Evaluating transaction costs in the delivery of livestock health services in Kenya

Although it is widely recognized that non-monetary transaction costs influence the use of livestock health services by smallholder livestock keepers in developing countries, their identification and measurement has remained problematic. This study addresses this gap using a methodology commonly appl...

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Main Authors: Randolph, Thomas F., Ndung'u, L.W.
Format: Conference Paper
Language:Inglés
Published: International Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics 2000
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50485
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description Although it is widely recognized that non-monetary transaction costs influence the use of livestock health services by smallholder livestock keepers in developing countries, their identification and measurement has remained problematic. This study addresses this gap using a methodology commonly applied in consumer marketing surveys to quantify the relative importance consumers attach to specific characteristics of a product or service.
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spelling CGSpace504852016-05-30T17:53:07Z Evaluating transaction costs in the delivery of livestock health services in Kenya Randolph, Thomas F. Ndung'u, L.W. livestock animal health health services costs evaluation small farms Although it is widely recognized that non-monetary transaction costs influence the use of livestock health services by smallholder livestock keepers in developing countries, their identification and measurement has remained problematic. This study addresses this gap using a methodology commonly applied in consumer marketing surveys to quantify the relative importance consumers attach to specific characteristics of a product or service. 2000 2014-10-31T06:09:17Z 2014-10-31T06:09:17Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50485 en Limited Access International Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics
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Randolph, Thomas F.
Ndung'u, L.W.
Evaluating transaction costs in the delivery of livestock health services in Kenya
title Evaluating transaction costs in the delivery of livestock health services in Kenya
title_full Evaluating transaction costs in the delivery of livestock health services in Kenya
title_fullStr Evaluating transaction costs in the delivery of livestock health services in Kenya
title_full_unstemmed Evaluating transaction costs in the delivery of livestock health services in Kenya
title_short Evaluating transaction costs in the delivery of livestock health services in Kenya
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animal health
health services
costs
evaluation
small farms
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