Introduction to the Special Feature: Evaluating the Impact of Agricultural Projects in Developing Countries

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 393-402

  Winters, Paul ^a   Maffioli, Alessandro ^b   Salazar, Lina ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural projects; Impact evaluation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; DEVELOPING WORLD;

EID: 79956286639     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: 14779552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2011.00296.x     Document Type: Article

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