Causes of Output Decline in Economic Transition: The Case of Central and Eastern European Agriculture

Journal of Comparative Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 172-206

  Macours, Karen ^a   Swinnen, Johan F M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

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EID: 0000231688     PISSN: 01475967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jcec.1999.1643     Document Type: Article

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