Dam development in Vietnam: The evolution of dam-induced resettlement policy

Water Alternatives

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 324-340

  Dao, Nga ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dam development; Policy implementation; Resettlement; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

DAM CONSTRUCTION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RESEARCH WORK; RESETTLEMENT POLICY; STATE ROLE; WATER INDUSTRY;

HOA BINH; VIET NAM;

EID: 77956628167     PISSN: 19650175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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