Communities as the agents of commodification: The Kumbo Water Authority in Northwest Cameroon

Geoforum

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 483-498

  Page, Ben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Community development; Water supply

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; WATER SUPPLY;

CAMEROON; KUMBO;

EID: 0142135933     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7185(03)00049-6     Document Type: Article

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