A tale of transaction costs and forest law compliance: Trade permits for Non Timber Forests Products in Cameroon
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2013.08.007
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Forest law; Trade permits; Illegal forest activities; NTFP; Transactions costs; Cameroon;All these keywords.
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