External facilitation of sustainable market linkages in the agri-food supply chain : evidence from the USDA Marketing Assistance Program in the Armenian dairy and vegetable industries

"This dissertation research is motivated by the policy concerns regarding the long-term sustainability of externally facilitated supply chain linkages and by the practical implications of better understanding the appropriate business models, incentive structures, and enforcement mechanisms in the context of external facilitation of supply chain linkages.00A0The dissertation consists of three essays."--From abstract.