Land grabbing, investment principles and plural legal orders of land use

Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law

Volumn 44, Issue 65, 2012, Pages 31-63

  Locher, Martina ^a   Steimann, Bernd ^a   Raj Upreti, Bishnu ^a  

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EID: 85006712578     PISSN: 07329113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07329113.2012.10756681     Document Type: Article

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