Privatizing the private family farmer: NAFTA and the transformation of the Mexican dairy sector

Human Organization

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 321-332

  McDonald, James H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural policy; Mexico; Commercial family farming; Dairy industry; Economic change; Free trade

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; COOPERATIVE STRATEGY; DAIRY INDUSTRY; FAMILY FARMING; NAFTA;

MEXICO;

EID: 0031411218     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.56.3.c47g22l4xx4w086p     Document Type: Article

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