The growth of the federal crop insurance program, 1990-2011

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 482-488

  Glauber, Joseph W ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; INSURANCE SYSTEM; STATE ROLE;

EID: 84872726446     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aas091     Document Type: Conference Paper

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