Environmental income as a pathway out of poverty? Empirical evidence on asset accumulation in Nepal

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Environmental income as a pathway out of poverty? Empirical evidence on asset accumulation in Nepal. / Walelign, Solomon Zena; Nielsen, Martin Reinhardt; Larsen, Helle Overgaard.

In: Journal of Development Studies, Vol. 55, No. 7, 2019, p. 1508-1526.

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Walelign, SZ, Nielsen, MR & Larsen, HO 2019, 'Environmental income as a pathway out of poverty? Empirical evidence on asset accumulation in Nepal', Journal of Development Studies, vol. 55, no. 7, pp. 1508-1526. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2017.1408796

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Walelign, S. Z., Nielsen, M. R., & Larsen, H. O. (2019). Environmental income as a pathway out of poverty? Empirical evidence on asset accumulation in Nepal. Journal of Development Studies, 55(7), 1508-1526. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2017.1408796

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Walelign SZ, Nielsen MR, Larsen HO. Environmental income as a pathway out of poverty? Empirical evidence on asset accumulation in Nepal. Journal of Development Studies. 2019;55(7):1508-1526. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2017.1408796

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Walelign, Solomon Zena ; Nielsen, Martin Reinhardt ; Larsen, Helle Overgaard. / Environmental income as a pathway out of poverty? Empirical evidence on asset accumulation in Nepal. In: Journal of Development Studies. 2019 ; Vol. 55, No. 7. pp. 1508-1526.

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