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Discussion: Methods for Evaluating Economic Efficiency in Agricultural Marketing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Stephen E. Miller*
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Clemson University

Abstract

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Type
Invited Papers and Discussions
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1983

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