What explains farmers’ participation in Rural Development Policy in Italian southern region? An empirical analysis

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Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 19-24

  Capitanio, Fabian ^a   Adinolfi, Felice ^b   Malorgio, Giulio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

bivariate probit model; Italian southern regions; Rural development policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892485701     PISSN: 15945685     EISSN: 26111128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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