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Labour productivity of agricultural business companies and cooperatives in the Czech Republic: A micro-regional level analysis Cover

Labour productivity of agricultural business companies and cooperatives in the Czech Republic: A micro-regional level analysis

Moravian Geographical Reports
Volume 23 (2015): Issue 4 (December 2015)
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|Jan 2016
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mgr-2015-0021 | Journal eISSN: 2199-6202 (formerly 1210-8812) | Journal ISSN: 1210-8812
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Language: English
Page range: 14 - 25
Submitted on: Apr 13, 2015
Accepted on: Oct 2, 2015
Published on: Jan 22, 2016
Published by: Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geonics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
agriculture,
labour productivity,
micro-region,
localisation economies,
urbanisation economies,
Czech Republic
Related subjects:
Geosciences,
Geography

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