Beyond harvests in the commons: Multi-scale governance and turbulence in indigenous/community conserved areas in Oaxaca, Mexico

International Journal of the Commons

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 151-178

  Bray, David ^a   Duran, Elvira ^b   Molina Gonzalez, Oscar Antonio ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Common property; Indigenous community conserved areas; Multiscale governance; Social capital; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865652116     PISSN: 18750281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18352/ijc.328     Document Type: Article

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