Agricultural public policy: Green or sustainable?

Ecological Economics

Volumn 102, Issue , 2014, Pages 15-23

  Mouysset, L ^a,b  

^a AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Biodiversity; Bird; Cost effectiveness; Land use; Poverty; Public policy instrument

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; BIODIVERSITY; COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; LAND USE CHANGE; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POVERTY; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRADE-OFF;

FRANCE;

EID: 84898849786     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.03.004     Document Type: Article

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