Income Sources of Farm Households in India: Determinants, Distributional Consequences and Policy Implications
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عنوان ژورنال: Agricultural Economics Research Review
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0971-3441,0974-0279
DOI: 10.5958/j.0974-0279.27.1.003