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Community-Managed Forests and Household Welfare: Empirical Evidence from Nepal

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  • Paudel, Jayash, 2016. "Community-Managed Forests and Household Welfare: Empirical Evidence from Nepal," 2016 Annual Meeting, July 31-August 2, Boston, Massachusetts 235481, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.235481
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