Stochastic structure, farm size and technology adoption in developing agriculture

Oxford Economic Papers

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1983, Pages 307-328

  Just, Richard E ^a   Zilberman, David ^a  

^a NONE

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LAND USE ALLOCATION; RISK;

EID: 0021029482     PISSN: 00307653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.oep.a041598     Document Type: Article

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