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  1. Department of Sociology, Social Work & Anthropology, Utah State University, Old Main 216E, 84322, Logan, UT, USA

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Petrzelka, P. (2013). Absentee Landlords and Agriculture. In: Thompson, P., Kaplan, D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6167-4_56-1

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