Poverty levels and food demand of the poor in Turkey

Agribusiness

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 289-311

  Sengul, Seda ^a   Tuncer, İsmail ^b  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 57749113820     PISSN: 07424477     EISSN: 15206297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/agr.20049     Document Type: Article

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