Confusion over land rights and development opportunities through communal titles in Sabah, Malaysia

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 198-205

  Lunkapis, Gaim James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Communal title; Land; Natural resource; Rural community; Sabah

Indexed keywords

INDIGENOUS POPULATION; LAND RIGHTS; NATURAL RESOURCE; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RURAL AREA; RURAL PLANNING; RURAL POLICY;

EAST MALAYSIA; MALAYSIA; SABAH;

EID: 84881492832     PISSN: 13607456     EISSN: 14678373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apv.12019     Document Type: Article

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