Farmers' perceptions of participation and institutional effectiveness in the management of mid-hill watersheds in Nepal

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 665-687

  Shivakoti, Ganesh P ^a   Thapa, Surendra B ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

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EID: 27144443007     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X0500238X     Document Type: Article

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