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Agricultural Expansion, Resource Booms and Growth in Latin America: Implications for Long-run Economic Development

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  • Barbier, Edward B., 2004. "Agricultural Expansion, Resource Booms and Growth in Latin America: Implications for Long-run Economic Development," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 32(1), pages 137-157, January.
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