Pitfalls and potential of institutional change: rain-index insurance and the sustainability of rangeland management

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Pitfalls and potential of institutional change : rain-index insurance and the sustainability of rangeland management. / Müller, Birgit; Quaas, Martin; Frank, Karin et al.

Lüneburg : Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 2009. (Working paper series in economics; Nr. 149).

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Müller, B, Quaas, M, Frank, K & Baumgärtner, S 2009 'Pitfalls and potential of institutional change: rain-index insurance and the sustainability of rangeland management' Working paper series in economics, Nr. 149, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, Lüneburg.

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Müller, B., Quaas, M., Frank, K., & Baumgärtner, S. (2009). Pitfalls and potential of institutional change: rain-index insurance and the sustainability of rangeland management. (Working paper series in economics; Nr. 149). Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg.

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Müller B, Quaas M, Frank K, Baumgärtner S. Pitfalls and potential of institutional change: rain-index insurance and the sustainability of rangeland management. Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg. 2009. (Working paper series in economics; 149).

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