Who knows, who cares? The determinants of enactment, awareness, and compliance with community Natural Resource Management regulations in Uganda

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 79-101

  Nkonya, Ephraim ^a   Pender, John ^a   Kato, Edward ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 38349077349     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X0700407X     Document Type: Article

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