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The Oxford Companion to Global Change

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Current Version:
2009

Generally, the term refers to unintended effects of an activity or a process. Persons or communities affected are unwilling participants

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Dictionary of the Social Sciences

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Current Version:
2002
Subject:
Social sciences
Length:
297 words

The indirect effect of one agent's consumption activity or production activity on the well-being or economic activities of other agents.

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