Human capital and Russia’s agricultural future

Post-Communist Economies

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 537-554

  Wegren, Stephen K ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LABOR; COMPETITIVENESS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; FOOD MARKET; FOOD PRODUCTION; HUMAN CAPITAL; RURAL POPULATION; SKILLED LABOR; YOUNG POPULATION;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 84912127261     PISSN: 14631377     EISSN: 14653958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14631377.2014.964467     Document Type: Article

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