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Rural Nonfarm Employment and Agricultural Modernization and Diversification in Guatemala

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  • Hernandez, Ricardo
  • Reardon, Thomas
  • Guan, Zhengfei

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  • Hernandez, Ricardo & Reardon, Thomas & Guan, Zhengfei, 2010. "Rural Nonfarm Employment and Agricultural Modernization and Diversification in Guatemala," 2010 Annual Meeting, July 25-27, 2010, Denver, Colorado 61686, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.61686
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    1. Janvry, Alain de & Sadoulet, Elisabeth, 2001. "Income Strategies Among Rural Households in Mexico: The Role of Off-farm Activities," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 29(3), pages 467-480, March.
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    3. Corral, Leonardo & Reardon, Thomas, 2001. "Rural Nonfarm Incomes in Nicaragua," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 29(3), pages 427-442, March.
    4. Immink, Maarten D C & Alarcon, Jorge A, 1993. "Household Income, Food Availability, and Commercial Crop Production by Smallholder Farmers in the Western Highlands of Guatemala," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 41(2), pages 319-342, January.
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