Development and conservation: Indigenous businesses and the UNDP Equator Initiative

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 671-690

  Berkes, Fikret ^a   Adhiraki, Tikaram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community based management; Conservation and development; Cultural values; Entrepreneurship; Indigenous businesses; Networks; Self determination; Social enterprise; Traditional knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750459395     PISSN: 14761297     EISSN: 17418054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJESB.2006.010920     Document Type: Article

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