An evaluation of California's mandated commodity promotion programs

Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-63

  Alston, Julian M ^a   Crespi, John M ^b   Kaiser, Harry M ^c   Sexton, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 33846698860     PISSN: 10587195     EISSN: 14679353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9353.2006.00329.x     Document Type: Review

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