Economic dependency, repression, and deforestation: A quantitative, cross-national analysis

Sociological Inquiry

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 543-571

  Shandra, John M ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 35349002792     PISSN: 00380245     EISSN: 1475682X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-682X.2007.00209.x     Document Type: Article

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