Grassland degradation and livelihoods in China's western pastoral region: A framework for understanding and refining China's recent policy responses

China Agricultural Economic Review

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 298-320

  Waldron, Scott ^a   Brown, Colin ^a   Longworth, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agricultural safety; China; Economic development; Economic resources; Resource management

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955095510     PISSN: 1756137X     EISSN: 17561388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17561371011078435     Document Type: Article

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