Deliberating how to resolve the major challenges facing China's forest tenure reform and institutional change

International Forestry Review

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 534-543

  Yin, R S ^a,b   Yao, S B ^a   Huo, X X ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

collective action; ecosystem services; governance; property rights

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE ACTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; POLICY REFORM; PROPERTY RIGHTS; TENURE SYSTEM;

CHINA;

EID: 84890595558     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/146554813809025739     Document Type: Article

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