Social dimensions of procurement auctions for environmental service contracts: Evaluating tradeoffs between cost-effectiveness and participation by the poor in rural Tanzania

Land Use Policy

Volumn 31, Issue , 2013, Pages 71-80

  Jindal, Rohit ^a   Kerr, John M ^b   Ferraro, Paul J ^c   Swallow, Brent M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Africa; Assymetric information; Carbon sequestration; Ecosystem services; Poverty; Vickrey auctions

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; LOW INCOME POPULATION; RURAL SOCIETY; TRADE-OFF;

TANZANIA;

EID: 84871928934     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2011.11.008     Document Type: Article

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