Trade policies, economic growth, and the direct causes of deforestation

Land Economics

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 145-169

  López, Ramón ^a   Galinato, Gregmar I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; TRADE POLICY;

ASIA; BRAZIL; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDONESIA; MALAYSIA; PHILIPPINES; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 21444432355     PISSN: 00237639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/le.81.2.145     Document Type: Article

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