Potential economic impacts of terminator technologies: Policy implications for developing countries

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 187-205

  Srinivasan, C S ^a   Thirtle, Colin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 4544249378     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X0300010X     Document Type: Article

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