Are biofuels pro-poor? Assessing the evidence

European Journal of Development Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 416-431

  Clancy, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Rural poverty

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOFUEL; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ETHANOL; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL SOCIETY;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 51249096526     PISSN: 09578811     EISSN: 17439728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09578810802245618     Document Type: Conference Paper

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