Farmer compensation and its consequences for environmental benefit provision in the higher level stewardship scheme

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 330-339

  Quillérou, Emmanuelle ^a   Fraser, Rob ^b,c   Fraser, Iain ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agri environment; Contract; Environmental Stewardship; Principal agent

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL MARKET; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; COMPENSATION SYSTEM;

EID: 79956272373     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: 14779552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2011.00291.x     Document Type: Article

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