The contribution of the forestry sector to African economies

International Forestry Review

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-43

  Whiteman, Adrian ^a   Lebedys, Arvydas ^a  

^a FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Employment; Fiscal policy; International trade; National income accounts

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; FISCAL POLICY; FOREST PRODUCT; FORESTRY; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

AFRICA;

EID: 33751504951     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/ifor.8.1.31     Document Type: Article

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