Transaction cost theory of the firm and community forestry enterprises

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-7

  Vega, Dora Carias ^a   Keenan, Rodney J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community forestry enterprises; Latin america; Mexico; Theories of the firm; Transaction costs; Vertical integration

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; FORESTRY; INDUSTRY; INTEGRATION;

COMMUNITY FORESTRY; LATIN AMERICA; ME-XICO; THEORIES OF THE FIRM; TRANSACTION COST; VERTICAL INTEGRATION;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COSTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FORESTRY; MEXICO;

EID: 84896547979     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2014.01.006     Document Type: Review

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