Illegal recreational hunting in Russia: The role of social norms and elite violators

Eurasian Geography and Economics

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 457-490

  Braden, Kathleen ^a  

^a SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

hunting; poaching; power elite; Russia; wildlife crime

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CRIME; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GOVERNMENT; HUNTING; POACHING; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; REGULATORY APPROACH;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

AGONIDAE; ANIMALIA;

EID: 84929025433     PISSN: 15387216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15387216.2015.1020320     Document Type: Article

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