Non-market economic valuation in developing countries: Role of participant observation method in CVM analysis

Journal of Forest Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 259-275

  Chaudhry, Pradeep ^a   Singh, Bilas ^a   Tewari, Vindhya P ^a  

^a ARID FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Chandigarh city; Domestic tourists; Residents; Urban forestry; WTP

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SURVEYS;

CONTINGENT VALUATION METHOD; PARTICIPANT OBSEVATION METHOD; UNSTRUCTURED INTERVIEW SCHEDULE; URBAN FORESTRY;

FORESTRY;

CONTINGENT VALUATION; CORRUPTION; DEVELOPING WORLD; FORESTRY; PARALLEL ECONOMY;

AGRICULTURE; DATA PROCESSING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; SOCIOLOGY; SURVEYS;

ASIA; CHANDIGARH; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 35148845224     PISSN: 11046899     EISSN: 16181530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfe.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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