Institutional determinants of profitable commercial forestry enterprises among First Nations in Canada

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 226-238

  Trosper, Ronald ^a   Nelson, Harry ^a   Hoberg, George ^a   Smith, Peggy ^b   Nikolakis, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; PROFITABILITY;

PROFITABLE COMMERCIAL;

FORESTRY;

BUSINESS; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; DECISION MAKING; FORESTRY; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PROFITABILITY;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FORESTRY; PROFITABILITY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 40749162844     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X07-167     Document Type: Article

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