Evaluating the utility of common-pool resource theory for understanding forest governance and outcomes in Indonesia between 1965 and 2012

International Journal of the Commons

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 304-336

  Fleischman, Forrest D ^a   Loken, Brent ^b   Garcia Lopez, Gustavo A ^c   Villamayor Tomas, Sergio ^d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^d HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Common pool resource theory; Decentralization; Deforestation; Democratization; Forests; Indonesia; SESMAD

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907008161     PISSN: 18750281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18352/ijc.409     Document Type: Article

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