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Governing Access to Forests in Northern Ghana: Micro-Politics and the Rents of Non-Enforcement

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  • Andrew Wardell, D. & Lund, Christian, 2006. "Governing Access to Forests in Northern Ghana: Micro-Politics and the Rents of Non-Enforcement," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 34(11), pages 1887-1906, November.
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