Decentralisation and devolution in Nicaragua's North Atlantic autonomous region: Natural resources and indigenous peoples' rights

International Journal of the Commons

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 179-199

  Larson, Anne M ^a   Lewis Mendoza, Jadder ^b  

^a Center for International Forestry Research

^b IREMADES URACCAN ^*

Author keywords

Accountability; Autonomy; Indigenous territories; Institutions; Multilevel governance; Property rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865634558     PISSN: 18750281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18352/ijc.315     Document Type: Article

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