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Marketing Cooperatives in Developing Countries: Who Joins Them and How Can They Do Better?

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  • Malan, Benoît
  • Saitone, Tina L.
  • Sexton, Richard J.

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  • Malan, Benoît & Saitone, Tina L. & Sexton, Richard J., 2015. "Marketing Cooperatives in Developing Countries: Who Joins Them and How Can They Do Better?," 2015 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting, July 26-28, San Francisco, California 205522, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.205522
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