A deliberative ethic for development: A Nepalese journey from Bourdieu through Kant to Dewey and Habermas

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 66-87

  Cameron, John ^a   Ojha, Hemant ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethics; Forestry; Nepal; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846364572     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068290710723372     Document Type: Article

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