Scale-economy conditions for spatial variation in farm size

Geographical Analysis

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-44

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ECONOMY OF SCALE; FARM SIZE; RURAL LANDSCAPE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032918334     PISSN: 00167363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-4632.1999.tb00409.x     Document Type: Article

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