Economic development, social identity and community empowerment in the central and Western Amazon

Geographical Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 281-296

  De Souza Mello Bicalho, Ana Maria ^a   Hoefle, Scott William ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon; Community empowerment; Economic development; Multi scalar politics; Social identity

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMPOWERMENT; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

AMAZONIA;

EID: 77955244103     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: 17455871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2009.00626.x     Document Type: Article

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