Environmental resources reduce income inequality and the prevalence, depth and severity of poverty in rural Nepal

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Environmental resources reduce income inequality and the prevalence, depth and severity of poverty in rural Nepal. / Chhetri, Bir Bahadur Khanal; Larsen, Helle Overgaard; Smith-Hall, Carsten.

In: Environment, Development and Sustainability, Vol. 17, No. 3, 06.2015, p. 513-530.

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Chhetri, BBK, Larsen, HO & Smith-Hall, C 2015, 'Environmental resources reduce income inequality and the prevalence, depth and severity of poverty in rural Nepal', Environment, Development and Sustainability, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 513-530. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-014-9557-2

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Chhetri, B. B. K., Larsen, H. O., & Smith-Hall, C. (2015). Environmental resources reduce income inequality and the prevalence, depth and severity of poverty in rural Nepal. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 17(3), 513-530. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-014-9557-2

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Chhetri BBK, Larsen HO, Smith-Hall C. Environmental resources reduce income inequality and the prevalence, depth and severity of poverty in rural Nepal. Environment, Development and Sustainability. 2015 Jun;17(3):513-530. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-014-9557-2

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Chhetri, Bir Bahadur Khanal ; Larsen, Helle Overgaard ; Smith-Hall, Carsten. / Environmental resources reduce income inequality and the prevalence, depth and severity of poverty in rural Nepal. In: Environment, Development and Sustainability. 2015 ; Vol. 17, No. 3. pp. 513-530.

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