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Assessing the relationships between property rights and technology adoption in smallholder agriculture: a review of issues and empirical methods

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  • Place, Frank & Swallow, Brent M., 2000. "Assessing the relationships between property rights and technology adoption in smallholder agriculture: a review of issues and empirical methods," CAPRi working papers 2, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
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