Agrarian transition and emerging challenges in Asian agriculture: A critical assessment

Economic and Political Weekly

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 41-50

  Viswanathan, P K ^a   Thapa, Gopal B ^b   Routray, Jayant K ^b   Ahmad, Mokbul M ^b  

^a Gujarat Institute of Development Research   (India)

^b ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

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EID: 84856865078     PISSN: 00129976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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