Environmental management, equity and ecofeminism: debating India's experience

Journal of Peasant Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 55-95

  Agarwal, Bina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; ECOFEMINISM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EQUITY; GENDER ROLE;

INDIA;

EID: 0032438547     PISSN: 03066150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03066159808438684     Document Type: Article

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