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Forest dependence and income inequality in rural Ethiopia: evidence from Chilimo-Gaji community forest users

Tsegaye Tagesse GatisoInstitute for Agricultural Policy and Market Research, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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Tesfamicheal WossenInstitute of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics (490d), University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 14-24 | Received 25 Apr 2014, Accepted 09 Jul 2014, Published online: 21 Aug 2014

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