Political economic history, culture, and Wounaan livelihood diversity in eastern Panama

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 93-106

  Velasquez Runk J ^a   Negría, Gervacio Ortiz ^b,c   García, Wilio Quintero ^c   Ismare, Cristobalino Quiróz ^c  

^a School of American Research   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE PANAMÁ   (Panama)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Agriculture; Aquatic resources; Cultural beliefs; Forest resources; Human agency; Livelihoods; Panama; Political economy; Wounaan

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847360014     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10460-006-9035-z     Document Type: Article

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