Information, direct access to farmers, and rural market performance in central india

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 22-45

  Goyal, Aparajita ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

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EID: 84876398741     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.2.3.22     Document Type: Article

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