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Poverty and the management of natural resources: A model of shifting cultivation

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  • Balsdon, Edmund M., 2007. "Poverty and the management of natural resources: A model of shifting cultivation," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 18(3), pages 333-347, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:streco:v:18:y:2007:i:3:p:333-347
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