Some rationales for sharecropping: Empirical evidence from Mexico

Human Organization

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 28-39

  Colin, Jean Philippe ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Agrarian contract; Land tenancy; Mexico; Sharecropping

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; LANDOWNERSHIP; SHARECROPPING; TENURE SYSTEM;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 18544362488     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.64.1.t5kv1rfeq9mfhkew     Document Type: Article

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