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Arrested Development? The Promises and Paradoxes of “Selling Nature to Save It”

Jessica DempseyDepartment of Geography, University of British ColumbiaView further author information
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Daniel Chiu SuarezDepartment of Environmental Science, Policy, & Management, University of California, BerkeleyView further author information
Pages 653-671 | Received 01 Jun 2015, Accepted 02 Oct 2015, Published online: 06 Apr 2016

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