Risk, uncertainty and the agricultural firm

Risk, Uncertainty and the Agricultural Firm

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-292

  Moss, Charles B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 84967484718     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1142/7469     Document Type: Book

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