Inverse relationship between productivity and farm size: The case of China

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 580-592

  Chen, Zhuo ^a   Huffman, Wallace E ^b   Rozelle, Scott ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80053058480     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: 14657287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2010.00236.x     Document Type: Article

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