Measuring the socioeconomic impacts of China's Natural Forest Protection Program

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 769-788

  Shen, Yueqin ^a   Liao, Xianchun ^b   Yin, Runsheng ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33751090948     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X06003263     Document Type: Article

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