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Deforestation and the environmental Kuznets curve: An institutional perspective

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  • Culas, Richard J., 2007. "Deforestation and the environmental Kuznets curve: An institutional perspective," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 61(2-3), pages 429-437, March.
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