Management of Natural Resources at the Community Level: Exploring the Role of Social Capital and Leadership in a Rural Fishing Community

World Development

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2763-2779

  Bodin, Örjan ^a   Crona, Beatrice I ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Africa; agency; coastal marine fisheries; natural resource management; social capital; social networks

Indexed keywords

EXPLOITATION; FISHERY ECONOMICS; FISHING COMMUNITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LEADERSHIP; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK;

AFRICA;

EID: 55949084859     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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