Power over, power to, power with: Shifting perceptions of power for local economic development in the Philippines

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 294-304

  Cahill, Amanda ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Economic development; Empowerment; Livelihood; South East Asia

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMPOWERMENT; MARGINALIZATION; MICROFINANCE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POWER RELATIONS; RURAL AREA; RURAL ECONOMY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 55649103265     PISSN: 13607456     EISSN: 14678373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8373.2008.00378.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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