Government interventions, market imperfections, and technical inefficiency in a mixed economy: A case study of Indian agriculture

Journal of Comparative Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 219-241

  Bhattacharyya, Anjana ^a   Bhattacharyya, Arunava ^b   Kumbhakar, Subal C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0030170774     PISSN: 01475967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jcec.1996.0028     Document Type: Article

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