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Where’s the Pork?: The Political Economy of the US Farm Bill

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  • Weinberg, Joe, 2018. "Where’s the Pork?: The Political Economy of the US Farm Bill," 2018 Annual Meeting, August 5-7, Washington, D.C. 273867, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.273867
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