Sustainable agriculture and free market economics: Finding common ground in Adam Smith

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 427-438

  James, Harvey S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Adam Smith; Economic viability; Environmental stewardship; Self interest; Social justice; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845244834     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10460-006-9020-6     Document Type: Article

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