Nature™ Inc: Changes and Continuities in Neoliberal Conservation and Market-based Environmental Policy

Development and Change

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-78

  Arsel, Murat ^a   Büscher, Bram ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CAPITALISM; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; NATURE CONSERVATION; NEOLIBERALISM; PROFITABILITY;

EID: 84857250132     PISSN: 0012155X     EISSN: 14677660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7660.2012.01752.x     Document Type: Article

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