Charcoal, livelihoods, and poverty reduction: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa

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  2013

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  Energy for Sustainable Development

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  2013-04-01

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  Economics, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.ESD.2012.07.007
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