Farm household production theories: A review of " institutional " and "behavioral" responses

Asian Development Review

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-68

  Mendola, Mariapia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING WORLD; DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; LITERATURE REVIEW; MICROECONOMICS; NEOCLASSICAL THEORY; PEASANT AGRICULTURE;

EID: 37349055427     PISSN: 01161105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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