Polycentricity, reciprocity, and farmer adoption of conservation practices under community-based governance

Ecological Economics

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1507-1520

  Marshall, Graham R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Australia; Community based conservation; Polycentricity; Reciprocity; Vertical trust

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION; RECIPROCITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 60349084718     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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