Corporate Farm Performance in Russia, 1991-1995: An Efficiency Analysis

Journal of Comparative Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 514-533

  Sedik, David ^a   Trueblood, Michael ^b   Arnade, Carlos ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 0000626866     PISSN: 01475967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jcec.1999.1599     Document Type: Article

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