DOES TECHNICAL PROGRESS IN AGRICULTURE ALLEVIATE POVERTY? A PHILIPPINE CASE STUDY*
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0004-9395
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8489.1995.tb00542.x