Environmental income, rural livelihoods, and income inequality in western uganda

Forests Trees and Livelihoods

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 70-84

  Jagger, Pamela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental income; Forests; Inequality; Livelihoods; Sustainability; Uganda

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012302752     PISSN: 14728028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14728028.2012.698846     Document Type: Article

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