Effort, Technology and the Efficiency of Agricultural Cooperatives

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1601-1616

  Ahn, Seung C ^a,b   Brada, Josef C ^a   Méndez, José A ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sogang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; COFFEE; COOPERATIVE SECTOR; CULTIVATION; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; MAIZE; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL ECONOMY; SUGAR;

EL SALVADOR [CENTRAL AMERICA];

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84871104700     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2012.709613     Document Type: Article

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