Damming the Salween River

Contested Waterscapes in the Mekong Region: Hydropower, Livelihoods and Governance

Volumn 9781849770866, Issue , 2012, Pages 115-140

  Magee, Darrin ^a   Kelley, Shawn ^b  

^a HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES   (United States)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

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EID: 84857335060     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781849770866     Document Type: Chapter

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