Roads to poverty: Exploring the impacts of economic integration on socioeconomic conditions and land use in Northern Guatemala

Journal of Planning Education and Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 456-469

  Shriar, Avrum J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural change; Central America; Economic integration; Pet n; Poverty; Roads

Indexed keywords

EID: 67149130173     PISSN: 0739456X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739456X08329472     Document Type: Article

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