Efficiency and equity of forest policies: A graphic analysis using the partial equilibrium framework

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 852-861

  Riera, Pere ^a,b   Aranda, Leticia ^c   Mavsar, Robert ^d  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^d SLOVENIAN FORESTRY INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Command and control measures; Efficiency; Equity; Forest certification; Forest policy; Subvention

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; FOREST CERTIFICATION; FOREST POLICIES; INCOME DISTRIBUTION ANALYSIS; LORENZ CURVES; SUBVENTION;

EFFICIENCY; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

FORESTRY;

EFFICIENCY; INCOMES; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33847729019     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2006.03.011     Document Type: Article

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