Colonist Land‐Allocation Decisions, Land Use, and Deforestation in the Ecuadorian Amazon Frontier

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Next article No AccessColonist Land‐Allocation Decisions, Land Use, and Deforestation in the Ecuadorian Amazon FrontierFrancisco J. PichonFrancisco J. PichonWorld Bank and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Search for more articles by this author World Bank and University of North Carolina at Chapel HillPDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Economic Development and Cultural Change Volume 45, Number 4July 1997 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/452305 Views: 189Total views on this site Citations: 139Citations are reported from Crossref © 1997 by The University of Chicago. 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