The effects of a subsidy for grassland protection on livestock numbers, grazing intensity, and herders' income in inner Mongolia

Land Use Policy

Volumn 54, Issue , 2016, Pages 302-312

  Gao, Liping ^a   Kinnucan, Henry W ^b   Zhang, Yaoqi ^b   Qiao, Guanghua ^c  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INNER MONGOLIA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Government subsidy; Grassland policy; Grazing intensity; Inner Mongolia

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; GRASSLAND; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; GRAZING PRESSURE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PASTORALISM; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

CHINA; NEI MONGGOL;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84959354606     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.02.016     Document Type: Article

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