Weakened state and social movement: The paradox of Taiwanese environmental politics after the power transfer

Journal of Contemporary China

Volumn 14, Issue 43, 2005, Pages 339-352

  Ho, Ming Sho ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS; ENVIRONMENTALISM; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; STATE ROLE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN; WORLD;

EID: 18444368715     PISSN: 10670564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10670560500065587     Document Type: Article

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