Pastoral commons use in Romania and the role of the Common Agricultural Policy

International Journal of the Commons

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 58-72

  Sutcliffe, Laura ^a   Paulini, Inge ^b   Jones, Gwyn ^c   Marggraf, Rainer ^a   Page, Nathaniel ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c European Forum on Nature Conservation and Pastoralism   (United Kingdom)

^d Funda ia ADEPT Transilvania   (Romania)

Author keywords

Agricultural policy; Collective action; Common pastures; Farmer associations; Subsistence farming; Transylvania

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874596651     PISSN: 18750281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18352/ijc.367     Document Type: Article

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