Tenants, landlords, and soil conservation

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 294-307

  Lichtenberg, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Land degradation; Land tenure; Soil conservation; Technology adoption; Tenancy

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; INVESTMENT; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND TENURE; LANDOWNERSHIP; SOIL CONSERVATION; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

EID: 34547483633     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2007.00990.x     Document Type: Article

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