Chapter 73 Agricultural Productivity and Economic Growth

Handbook of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages 3825-3866

  Gollin, Douglas ^a  

^a WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

agricultural productivity; agriculture; economic development; economic growth; structural transformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249149711     PISSN: 15740072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1574-0072(09)04073-0     Document Type: Review

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