Securing ecological investments on other people's land: A transaction-costs perspective

Natural Resources Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 529-561

  Elmendorf, Christopher S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; HABITAT RESTORATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; PROPERTY RIGHTS; TRANSACTION COST;

EID: 7544222641     PISSN: 00280739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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