The new institutional economics: Applications for agricultural policy research in developing countries

Agrekon

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 110-133

  Kherallah, Mylène ^a   Kirsten, Johann F ^b  

^a International Fund for Agricultural Development   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

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EID: 15844362410     PISSN: 03031853     EISSN: 20780400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03031853.2002.9523589     Document Type: Article

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