Change, Adjustment And The Role Of Specific Experience: Evidence From Sri Lankan Rice Farming
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- Ekanayake, S.A.B. & Jayasuriya, Sisira, 1989. "Change, Adjustment And The Role Of Specific Experience: Evidence From Sri Lankan Rice Farming," Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 33(2), pages 1-13, August.
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