The political economy of institutional landownership: Neorentier society and the financialization of land

Rural Sociology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 478-504

  Gunnoe, Andrew ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84919876520     PISSN: 00360112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ruso.12045     Document Type: Article

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