Small-Farm Sugar Production in Fiji: Employment and Distribution Aspects
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Off-farm employment in relation to small-scale livelihoods and natural resource management in China
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: IDS Bulletin
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0265-5012,1759-5436
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.1988.mp19002007.x