Corruption or an alternative system? Re-assessing corruption and the role of the forest services in the Northern Areas, Pakistan

International Forestry Review

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 209-220

  Ali, J ^a   Nyborg, I L P ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

community based conservation; Corruption; forest services; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CORRUPTION; DECISION MAKING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FOREST RESOURCE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL PARTICIPATION;

NORTHERN AREAS; PAKISTAN;

EID: 77957734085     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/ifor.12.3.209     Document Type: Article

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