Inducing the adoption of conservation technologies: Lessons from the Ecuadorian Andes

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 695-719

  Winters, Paul ^a   Crissman, Charles C ^b   Espinosa, Patricio ^c  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Kenya)

^c International Potato Centre Quito   (Ecuador)

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EID: 6944253378     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X04001482     Document Type: Article

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