Trees, tenure and conflict: Rubber in colonial Benin
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- Fenske, James, 2014. "Trees, tenure and conflict: Rubber in colonial Benin," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 110(C), pages 226-238.
- James Fenske, 2011. "Trees, Tenure and Conflict: Rubber in Colonial Benin," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2011-029, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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Keywords
Africa; rubber; land tenure; Benin; Nigeria; tree crops; land disputes;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- N57 - Economic History - - Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment and Extractive Industries - - - Africa; Oceania
- O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AFR-2010-11-06 (Africa)
- NEP-AGR-2010-11-06 (Agricultural Economics)
- NEP-HIS-2010-11-06 (Business, Economic and Financial History)
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