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Poverty and Environmental Degradation in the Nicaraguan Hillsides

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  • Ravnborg, Helle Munk, 2003. "Poverty and Environmental Degradation in the Nicaraguan Hillsides," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 31(11), pages 1933-1946, November.
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