Wildlife management in Tanzania: State control, rent seeking and community resistance

Development and Change

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1087-1109

  Benjaminsen, Tor A ^a   Goldman, Mara J ^b   Minwary, Maya Y ^a   Maganga, Faustin P ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NATURE CONSERVATION; RENT SEEKING; VILLAGE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

TANZANIA;

EID: 84883773018     PISSN: 0012155X     EISSN: 14677660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dech.12055     Document Type: Article

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