Confusing liquidation with income in BC's forests: Economic analysis and the BC forest industry

Ecological Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-46

  Green, Tom L ^a  

^a Suite #2 373 Baker Street ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Accounting; Ecoforestry; Extraction ceiling; Income; Natural capital

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

CANADA;

EID: 0034123855     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(00)00134-8     Document Type: Article

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