The coming of environmental authoritarianism

Environmental Politics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 276-294

  Beeson, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Authoritarianism; China; Development; Environment; Path dependency; Southeast asia

Indexed keywords

AUTHORITARIANISM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS; REGIONAL PLANNING;

CHINA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 77950992557     PISSN: 09644016     EISSN: 17438934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09644010903576918     Document Type: Article

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