Ownership and control in Mexico's community forestry sector

Economic Development and Cultural Change

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 101-136

  Antinori, C ^a   Rausser, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCE; COMMUNITY FORESTRY; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; INNOVATION; OWNERSHIP;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 50849136229     PISSN: 00130079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/590459     Document Type: Article

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