On the use of cost-benefit analysis for the evaluation of farm household investments in natural resource conservation

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 331-349

  Hoogeveen, Hans ^a   Oostendorp, Remco ^b,c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 4544321771     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X03000172     Document Type: Article

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