Analyzing decentralized resource regimes from a polycentric perspective

Policy Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-93

  Andersson, Krister P ^a   Ostrom, Elinor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decentralization; Developing countries; Institutions; Local governance; Natural resources management

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NATURAL RESOURCE; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 39949083192     PISSN: 00322687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11077-007-9055-6     Document Type: Article

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