The Neutral State: A Genealogy of Ecosystem Service Payments in Costa Rica

Conservation and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 200-211

  Lansing, David M ^a   Grove, Kevin ^b   Rice, Jennifer L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; neoliberalism; Payments for Ecosystem Services; policy genealogy; security; territory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84941212776     PISSN: 09724923     EISSN: 09753133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-4923.164206     Document Type: Article

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