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Impact of NREGS on Forest Cover

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  • Chakravarty, Shourish & Mullally, Conner, 2018. "Impact of NREGS on Forest Cover," 2018 Annual Meeting, February 2-6, 2018, Jacksonville, Florida 266696, Southern Agricultural Economics Association.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:saea18:266696
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.266696
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