District-level total factor productivity in agriculture: Western Cape Province, South Africa, 1952-2002

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 265-280

  Conradie, Beatrice ^a   Piesse, Jenifer ^b,c   Thirtle, Colin ^d,e  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

South Africa; Total factor productivity; Western Cape

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHANGE; AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GROWTH RATE; IRRIGATION; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE;

EID: 65249086839     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2009.00381.x     Document Type: Article

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