Tenure security interventions in Cambodia: Testing Bebbington's approach to development geography

Geografiska Annaler, Series B: Human Geography

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 223-236

  Biddulph, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cambodia; Community forestry; Development geography; Development practice; Land tenure

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY FORESTRY; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; LAND TENURE; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PROPERTY RIGHTS;

CAMBODIA;

EID: 82955221760     PISSN: 04353684     EISSN: 14680467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0467.2011.00374.x     Document Type: Article

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