Environmental Activism in Provincial China

Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 89-108

  Wu, Fengshi ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; civil society; Environmental activism; inter organizational connections; non governmental organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874149952     PISSN: 1523908X     EISSN: 15227200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1523908X.2013.763634     Document Type: Article

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