Regional comparative advantage, location of agriculture, and deforestation in Brazil

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 25-42

  Cattaneo, Andrea ^a  

^a OECD   (France)

Author keywords

Brazilian Amazon; Comparative advantage; Deforestation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; BEEF PRODUCTION; BRAZILIAN AMAZON; COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; CURRENT RATE; ECONOMIC FORCES; RECENT TRENDS;

AGRICULTURE; DEFORESTATION; MEATS;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DEFORESTATION; FOREST CLEARANCE;

AMAZONIA; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 41649103315     PISSN: 10549811     EISSN: 1540756X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10549810802225200     Document Type: Conference Paper

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