Spatial analysis of changes in the number of farms during the farm crisis

Rural Sociology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 540-560

  Brasier, Kathryn J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRARIAN CHANGE; FARM; SPATIAL VARIATION;

EID: 29444456239     PISSN: 00360112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1526/003601105775012732     Document Type: Article

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