Managing common pool resources without state support: insights from Shisholeka community in Central Zambia

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1263-1280

  Mfune, Orleans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Common pool resources; Local institutions; Natural resources governance structures; Natural resources management; Resource use

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; NATURAL RESOURCE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PRIVATE LAND; PRIVATIZATION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; VILLAGE;

ZAMBIA;

EID: 84941734652     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: 15732975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-014-9526-9     Document Type: Article

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