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An evaluation of the importance of subsistence food production for assessments of poverty and policy targeting: Evidence from Romania

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  • Petrovici, D.A. & Gorton, M., 2005. "An evaluation of the importance of subsistence food production for assessments of poverty and policy targeting: Evidence from Romania," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 30(2), pages 205-223, April.
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