Smallness, newness and regional development

Swedish Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-71

  Davidsson, Per ^a   Lindmark, Leif ^a   Olofsson, Christer ^b  

^a JIBS   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

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