Institutional subversion and deforestation: Learning lessons from the system for the environmental licencing of rural properties in mato grosso

Public Administration and Development

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 229-244

  Rajão, Raoni ^a   Azevedo, Andrea ^b   Stabile, Marcelo C C ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE PESQUISA AMBIENTAL DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Determinism; Environmental licencing; Institutional frameworks; Institutional subversion; New institutional theory; Rural properties

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; RURAL AREA; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

BRAZIL; MATO GROSSO;

EID: 84862621406     PISSN: 02712075     EISSN: 1099162X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pad.1620     Document Type: Article

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