Who is down on the farm? Social aspects of Australian agriculture in the 21st century

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-46

  Alston, Margaret ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian agriculture; Family farming; Social issues

Indexed keywords

EID: 0742285209     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:AHUM.0000014019.84085.59     Document Type: Article

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