Attitudes to entry fees to national parks: Results and policy implications from a Queensland case study

Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-102

  Wilson, Clevo ^a   Tisdell, Clem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 52049085125     PISSN: 03135926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0313-5926(04)50006-1     Document Type: Article

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