Policies and institutions for commercialization of subsistence farms in transition countries

Journal of Asian Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 461-479

  Lerman, Zvi ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Agricultural markets; Commercialization; Cooperatives; Individual agriculture; Subsistence farming; Transition countries

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344663750     PISSN: 10490078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asieco.2004.05.004     Document Type: Article

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