Social inequality, local leadership and collective action: An empirical study of forest commons

European Journal of Development Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 179-194

  Adhikari, Bhim ^a   Di Falco, Salvatore ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caste; Collective action; Community forest; Decision making; Local leadership; Social exclusion

Indexed keywords

CASTE; COLLECTIVE ACTION; COMMUNITY FORESTRY; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LEADERSHIP; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL EXCLUSION;

NEPAL;

EID: 77950736683     PISSN: 09578811     EISSN: 17439728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejdr.2008.16     Document Type: Article

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