Farmers' preferences for new environmental policy instruments: Determining the acceptability of cross compliance for biodiversity benefits

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 393-414

  Davies, Ben B ^a   Hodge, Ian D ^b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Cross compliance; England; Environmental policy; Farmers

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FARMERS ATTITUDE; REGULATORY APPROACH;

EAST ANGLIA; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33748908274     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: 14779552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2006.00057.x     Document Type: Article

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