Political violence and farm household efficiency in Colombia

Economic Development and Cultural Change

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 367-392

  González, María A ^a   Lopez, Rigoberto A ^b  

^a Center for Agro Food Research

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FARM; POLITICAL VIOLENCE; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

COLOMBIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33846375502     PISSN: 00130079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/508715     Document Type: Article

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