Poverty, market imperfections and time preferences: Of relevance for environmental policy?

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 105-130

  Holden, Stein T ^a   Shiferaw, Bekele ^a   Wik, Mette ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

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EID: 0000525328     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X98000060     Document Type: Article

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