NGOs and competing representations of deforestation as an environmental issue in Malaysia

Journal of Commonwealth and Comparative Politics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 116-142

  Eccleston, Bernard ^a  

^a Open University

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL NGO; ENVIRONMENTAL NGOS; FOREST POLICY; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 0030473171     PISSN: 03063631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14662049608447719     Document Type: Article

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