Mapping poverty in rural China: How much does the environment matter?

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 129-153

  Olivia, Susan ^a   Gibson, John ^b   Rozelle, Scott ^c   Huang, Jikun ^d   Deng, Xiangzheng ^d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

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EID: 79751531791     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: 14694395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X10000513     Document Type: Article

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