Perspectives on evaluating competitiveness in agribusiness industries

Agribusiness

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 385-392

  Kennedy, P Lynn ^a   Harrison, R Wes ^a   Kalaitzandonakes, Nicholas G ^b   Peterson, H Christopher ^c   Rindfuss, Ronald P ^d  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

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EID: 0010073035     PISSN: 07424477     EISSN: 15206297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6297(199707/08)13:4<385::AID-AGR4>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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