Understanding Agency in Collective Action

Journal of Human Development

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 223-244

  Cleaver, Frances ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Agency; Natural resource management; Participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 62149152264     PISSN: 14699516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649880701371067     Document Type: Article

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