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Assessing Impacts of Large Scale Land Transfers: Challenges and Opportunities in Malawi’s Estate Sector

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  • Deininger, Klaus W. & Xia, Fang, 2017. "Assessing Impacts of Large Scale Land Transfers: Challenges and Opportunities in Malawi’s Estate Sector," 2017 Annual Meeting, July 30-August 1, Chicago, Illinois 258112, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.258112
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