A farm household conception of pluriactivity in Canadian agriculture: Motivation, diversification and livelihood

Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-72

  Bessant, Kenneth C ^a  

^a BRANDON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 33645579611     PISSN: 00084948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-618x.2006.tb00854.x     Document Type: Review

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