Word networks in US rural policy discourse

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 215-238

  Reimer, Adam ^a   Han, Yicheol ^b   Goetz, Stephan ^b   Loveridge, Scott ^a   Albrecht, Don ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Community development; Content analysis; Interest group; Network analysis; Policy discourse

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014295041     PISSN: 20405790     EISSN: 20405804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aepp/ppv051     Document Type: Article

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