Political Modernization in China's Forest Governance? Payment Schemes for Forest Ecological Services in Liaoning

Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 65-88

  Liang, Dan ^a   Mol, Arthur P J ^b  

^a State Forestry Administration   (China)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

China; deforestation; participation; Payment for environmental services

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874149738     PISSN: 1523908X     EISSN: 15227200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1523908X.2012.752185     Document Type: Article

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