Economic principles for saving the Cooperative Extension Service

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 397-410

  Hoag, Dana L ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Abolish Extension; Cooperative Extension Service; Economic value; Save Extension

Indexed keywords

EID: 31544467855     PISSN: 10685502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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