Environmental co-operatives as a new mode of rural governance

NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 9-25

  Wiskerke, J S C ^a   Bock, B B ^a   Stuiver, M ^a   Renting, H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agricultural policy; Multi functional agriculture; Rural development

Indexed keywords

EID: 1942478884     PISSN: 15735214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1573-5214(03)80024-6     Document Type: Article

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