Land reform in Russia: What went wrong?

Post-Soviet Affairs

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-147

  Wegren, Stephen K ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; LAND REFORM; RURAL PLANNING; RURAL SOCIETY;

EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 44449096161     PISSN: 1060586X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1060-586X.24.2.121     Document Type: Article

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