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Progress in the Modeling of Rural Households’ Behavior under Market Failures

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de Janvry, A., Sadoulet, E. (2006). Progress in the Modeling of Rural Households’ Behavior under Market Failures. In: de Janvry, A., Kanbur, R. (eds) Poverty, Inequality and Development. Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-29748-0_9

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