Fighting corruption to save the environment: Cameroon's experience

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Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 336-339

  Peh, Kelvin S H ^a   Drori, Ofir ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Anti corruption Organization   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; CORRUPTION; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CRIME; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

CAMEROON; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CRIME; ENVIRONMENT;

CAMEROON;

EID: 78649799022     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-010-0053-0     Document Type: Article

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