Development assistance and the construction of government-initiated community institutions

Economic Development and Cultural Change

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 897-928

  Edmonds, Eric V ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY FORESTRY; DEVELOPMENT AID; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LANDOWNERSHIP;

NEPAL;

EID: 0344552718     PISSN: 00130079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/377160     Document Type: Article

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