CONSUMER FOOD COOPERATIVES AS COMPLE X ADAPTIVE NETWORKS – THE CASE OF FIVE COOPERATIVES FROM POLAND
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Polish Association of Agricultural and Agribusiness Economists
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2657-781X,2657-7828
DOI: 10.5604/01.3001.0012.1515