Decentralising natural resource management: A recipe for sustainability and equity?

European Journal of Development Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 235-254

  Meynen, Wicky ^a   Doornbos, Martin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; DECENTRALIZATION; EQUITY; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 2342436815     PISSN: 09578811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09578810410001688824     Document Type: Article

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