Are topic-specific measures of socio-political control justified? Exploring the realm of citizen participation in natural resource decision making

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 179-187

  Smith, Patrick D ^a   Propst, Dennis B ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035585851     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1520-6629(200103)29:2<179::AID-JCOP1012>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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