Concessional sales, open market demand and consumption of rice in Sri Lanka

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 7-10, 2000, Pages 847-861

  Gunawardana, P J ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Demand; Food; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749474146     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068290010335253     Document Type: Article

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