Chapter 5 Structural change in agricultural production: Economics, technology and policy

Handbook of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 1, Issue PART A, 2001, Pages 263-285

  Chavas, Jean Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 70350231673     PISSN: 15740072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1574-0072(01)10008-3     Document Type: Review

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