Microeconomics
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Author: David C. Colander
Publisher: McGraw Hill Education
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Chapter 8.W, Problem 5QAP
(a)
To determine
Effects of the development of agribusiness on small farmers and farm communities.
(b)
To determine
Agribusiness and small farmers.
(c)
To determine
Differences in reinvestment by small farmers and agribusiness.
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