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Private sector investments to create market-supporting institutions: The case of Malawian Agricultural Commodity Exchange

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  • Dentoni, Domenico & Dries, Liesbeth, 2015. "Private sector investments to create market-supporting institutions: The case of Malawian Agricultural Commodity Exchange," 2015 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting, July 26-28, San Francisco, California 205709, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.205709
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