Perceived power resources in situations of collective action

Water Alternatives

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 86-103

  Theesfeld, Insa ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN TRANSITION ECONOMIES IAMO   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bulgaria; Collective action; Irrigation; Nonparametric testing; Power concepts

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE ACTION; IRRIGATION; POLITICAL POWER; POLITICAL SYSTEM; TERRITORIALITY; WATER RESOURCE;

BULGARIA;

EID: 79551678937     PISSN: 19650175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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