Decentralisation when land and resource rights are deeply contested: A case study of the Mkambati eco-tourism project on the wild coast of South Africa

European Journal of Development Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-54

  Cousins, Ben ^a   Kepe, Thembela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; DECENTRALIZATION; DEVOLUTION; ECOTOURISM; LAND RIGHTS; LAND TENURE;

AFRICA; EASTERN CAPE; MKAMBATI NATURE RESERVE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 2342445643     PISSN: 09578811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09578810410001688725     Document Type: Article

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