Changing Livelihoods in Rural America

Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue , 2006, Pages 75-102

  Vias, Alexander C ^a   Nelson, Peter B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Change Livelihood; Consumer Service; Retail Trade; Rural Economy; Total Employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961133457     PISSN: 18772560     EISSN: 22151990     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-3902-6_4     Document Type: Chapter

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