Fuelwood Consumption and Deforestation in African Countries
- ISBN-10
- 082130464X
- ISBN-13
- 9780821304648
- Category
- Nature / Plants / Trees
- Pages
- 52
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1984
- Authors
- Dennis Anderson, Robert Fishwick
Description
... de bienes exportables esta escasez se agravó a causa de grandes reducciones de los márgenes precio - costo , probablemente como resultado de la política del Gobierno de contener la inflación frenando sistemáticamente la tasa ...
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