Diffusion of sustainable agriculture in the Brazilian tropical rain forest: A discrete choice analysis

Economic Development and Cultural Change

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 311-333

  Caviglia, J L ^a   Kahn, J R ^a  

^a SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; RAINFOREST; SLASH AND BURN; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE;

BRAZIL; RONDONIA STATE;

EID: 0035056793     PISSN: 00130079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/452504     Document Type: Article

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