Maya farmers and export agriculture in highland Guatemala: Implications for development and labor relations

Latin American Perspectives

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 33-58

  Hamilton, Sarah ^a   Fischer, Edward F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION; LABOR RELATIONS;

CENTRAL AMERICA; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 29144501844     PISSN: 0094582X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0094582X05279503     Document Type: Review

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