Monitoring and management of common property resources: empirical evidence from forest user groups in Ethiopia

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Monitoring and management of common property resources: empirical evidence from forest user groups in Ethiopia. / Kahsay, Goytom Abraha; Bulte, Erwin.

I: Environment and Development Economics, Bind 29, Nr. 2, 2024, s. 154-177.

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Kahsay, GA & Bulte, E 2024, 'Monitoring and management of common property resources: empirical evidence from forest user groups in Ethiopia', Environment and Development Economics, bind 29, nr. 2, s. 154-177. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355770X23000165

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Kahsay, G. A., & Bulte, E. (2024). Monitoring and management of common property resources: empirical evidence from forest user groups in Ethiopia. Environment and Development Economics, 29(2), 154-177. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355770X23000165

Vancouver

Kahsay GA, Bulte E. Monitoring and management of common property resources: empirical evidence from forest user groups in Ethiopia. Environment and Development Economics. 2024;29(2):154-177. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355770X23000165

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Kahsay, Goytom Abraha ; Bulte, Erwin. / Monitoring and management of common property resources: empirical evidence from forest user groups in Ethiopia. I: Environment and Development Economics. 2024 ; Bind 29, Nr. 2. s. 154-177.

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