Property rights and biodiversity

European Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 285-304

  Lerch, Achim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

And coase theorem; Biodiversity; Bioprospecting; Property rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 54649083455     PISSN: 09291261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008662329540     Document Type: Article

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