Actors, interests and forces shaping the energyscape of the mekong region

Forum for Development Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 147-158

  Kaisti, Hanna ^a   Käkönen, Mira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

MEKONG RIVER;

EID: 84894365914     PISSN: 08039410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039410.2012.680250     Document Type: Review

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