Production efficiency of Chinese agriculture: Evidence from rural household survey data

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-28

  Wang, Jirong ^a   Cramer, Gail L ^a   Wailes, Eric J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EFFICIENCY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA; RURAL HOUSEHOLD; RURAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY (1991); RURAL REFORM;

CHINA;

EID: 0030222759     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5150(96)01192-9     Document Type: Article

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