A synthesis of current approaches to traps is useful but needs rethinking for indigenous disadvantage and poverty research

Ecology and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Maru, Yiheyis T ^a   Fletcher, Cameron S ^a   Chewings, Vanessa H ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Developments; Indigenous disadvantage; Poverty traps; Resilience; Rigidity traps

Indexed keywords

INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; POVERTY; RESEARCH WORK;

EID: 84864493029     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-04793-170207     Document Type: Article

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