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Evolution of Cooperative Thought, Theory and Purpose

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  • Torgerson, Randall E.
  • Reynolds, Bruce J.
  • Gray, Thomas W.

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  • Torgerson, Randall E. & Reynolds, Bruce J. & Gray, Thomas W., 1990. "Evolution of Cooperative Thought, Theory and Purpose," Cooperatives: Their Importance in the Future Food and Agricultural System - FAMC 1990 Conference 265908, Food and Agricultural Marketing Consortium (FAMC).
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.265908
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