Shifting environmental governance in a neoliberal world: US aid for conservation

Antipode

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 576-602

  Corson, Catherine ^a  

^a MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Environmental governance; Foreign aid; Neoliberalism; Non governmental organizations

Indexed keywords

AID POLICY; BIODIVERSITY; CIVIL SOCIETY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INTERNATIONAL AID; NEOLIBERALISM; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; POLICY MAKING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954130441     PISSN: 00664812     EISSN: 14678330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8330.2010.00764.x     Document Type: Article

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