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Nature and Society

Payments for Ecosystem Services in Mexico: Nature, Neoliberalism, Social Movements, and the State

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Pages 579-599 | Received 01 Feb 2009, Accepted 01 Jan 2010, Published online: 07 Jun 2010

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