Forest management and economic rents: Evidence from the charcoal trade in Madagascar

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 106-115

  Minten, Bart ^a   Sander, Klas ^b   Stifel, David ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Charcoal trade; Forest management; Madagascar; Rent; Social capital

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CHARCOAL; DEFORESTATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FORESTRY; NATURAL RESOURCES; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURAL SECTOR; FOREST DEGRADATION; GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS; MADAGASCAR; NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REGULATORY CONTROL; RENT; SOCIAL CAPITALS;

COMMERCE;

CHARCOAL; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC RENT; EXPLOITATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST RESOURCE; POLICY REFORM; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; TRADE RELATIONS;

MADAGASCAR;

EID: 84875626055     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2012.08.004     Document Type: Article

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