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Edward B. Barbier
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Language English ● Format PDF ● ISBN 9780511984969 ● Publisher Cambridge University Press ● Published 2010 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2337398 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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