Between cash cows and golden calves: Adaptations of Mongolian pastoralism in the 'age of the market'

Nomadic Peoples

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 75-101

  Marin, Andrei ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Adaptation; Mongolia; Neo liberalism; Pastoralism; Sedentarization

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; MARKET; NEOLIBERALISM; PASTORALISM; TOURISM;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MONGOLIA;

EID: 62549130690     PISSN: 08227942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3167/np.2008.120206     Document Type: Article

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