The political economy of quality measurement: A case study of the USA slaughter cattle market

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 515-538

  Whitley, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRICE; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CATTLE; MARKETING;

UNITED STATES;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0036931596     PISSN: 1364985X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8489.t01-1-00059     Document Type: Article

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