Using the Master's Tools? Neoliberal Conservation and the Evasion of Inequality

Development and Change

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 295-317

  Fletcher, Robert ^a  

^a Earth Charter Center for Education for Sustainable Development at University for Peace   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NEOLIBERALISM; NUMERICAL MODEL; TRADE-OFF;

COSTA RICA;

OSA;

EID: 84857256889     PISSN: 0012155X     EISSN: 14677660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7660.2011.01751.x     Document Type: Article

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