Regulation versus subsidies in conservation with a self-interested policy maker
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Regulation versus Subsidies in Conservation with a Self-Interested Policy Maker
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Economics and Policy Studies
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1432-847X,1867-383X
DOI: 10.1007/s10018-016-0143-8