Deforestation and transboundary haze in Indonesia: Path dependence and elite influences

Environment and Urbanization ASIA

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 253-267

  Atkinson, Christopher L ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Elite theory; Haze; Historical institutionalism; Indonesia; Path dependence; Policy implications; REDD

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; HAZE; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; TRANSBOUNDARY POLLUTION;

INDONESIA;

EID: 84942937977     PISSN: 09754253     EISSN: 09763546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0975425315577905     Document Type: Article

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