Economies of scale and inefficiency in county extension councils: A case for consolidation?

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 811-825

  Garrett, Thomas A ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consolidation; Efficiency; Extension; Extension consolidation; Scale economies

Indexed keywords

ECONOMY OF SCALE; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RURAL ECONOMY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035667043     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0002-9092.00211     Document Type: Article

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