Conceptual issues for the comparative study of agricultural development

Agriculture and Economic Development in Europe Since 1870

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 27-51

  Olmstead, Alan L ^a   Rhode, Paul W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 84919519271     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203928776     Document Type: Chapter

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