Measuring X-Efficiency and Scale Efficiency for a Sample of Agricultural Cooperatives
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عنوان ژورنال: Agricultural and Resource Economics Review
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1068-2805,2372-2614
DOI: 10.1017/s1068280500005335