Ecologically unequal exchange and deforestation: A cross-national analysis of forestry export flows

Organization and Environment

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 293-310

  Shandra, John M ^a   Leckband, Christopher ^a   London, Bruce ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross national; Deforestation; Unequal exchange

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; EXPORT; FORESTRY; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION GROWTH; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 70350503780     PISSN: 10860266     EISSN: 15527417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1086026609343097     Document Type: Article

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