Collective action on the western range: Coping with external and internal threats

International Journal of the Commons

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 388-409

  York, Abigail M ^a   Schoon, Michael L ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative governance; Collective action; Disturbance; Institutions; Rangeland

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053600218     PISSN: 18750281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18352/ijc.286     Document Type: Article

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