Policy analysis of the Conversion of Cropland to Forest and Grassland Program in China

Environmental Economics and Policy Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 119-143

  Wang, Xuehong ^a   Bennett, Jeff ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

CCFGP; China; Land use change; Policy analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952094407     PISSN: 1432847X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03353986     Document Type: Article

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