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3 - The political economy of corn markets

from Part I - Resources and distribution in a structural perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2015

Mauro L. Baranzini
Affiliation:
Università della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland
Claudia Rotondi
Affiliation:
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano
Roberto Scazzieri
Affiliation:
Università di Bologna and University of Cambridge
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