Neoliberal policy and deforestation in southeastern Mexico: An assessment of the PROCAMPO program

Economic Geography

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 221-240

  Klepeis, Peter ^a   Vance, Colin ^b  

^a Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Land use change; Mexico; Neoliberal policy; PROCAMPO; Tropical deforestation

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; LAND USE CHANGE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; NEOLIBERALISM;

MEXICO;

EID: 0142072570     PISSN: 00130095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1944-8287.2003.tb00210.x     Document Type: Article

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