The impacts of social networks and household forest conservation efforts in rural Nepal

Land Economics

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 174-191

  Nepal, Mani ^a   Bohara, Alok K ^b   Berrens, Robert P ^b  

^a TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOREST MANAGEMENT; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; PRIVATE LAND; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL NETWORK; SPILLOVER EFFECT;

ASIA; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34347245547     PISSN: 00237639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/le.83.2.174     Document Type: Article

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