Ethnography, export marketing policy, and economic development in Niger

Journal of Public Policy and Marketing

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 151-169

  Arnould, Eric J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 0035602534     PISSN: 07439156     EISSN: 15477207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1509/jppm.20.2.151.17363     Document Type: Article

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