On the redistributive impact of privatizing a resource under imperfect enforcement

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 677-696

  Ambec, Stefan ^a   Hotte, Louis ^b,c  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

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EID: 33751098759     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X06003214     Document Type: Article

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