Governing the yarshagumba ‘gold rush’ : a comparative study of governance systems in the Kailash Landscape in India and Nepal

Under present conditions of economic globalization, social-ecological systems undergo rapid changes. In this context, internal and external forces put heavy pressure on the governance systems of commons to adapt effectively. While institutional learning has been identified as a key element for the a...

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Veröffentlicht in:International Journal of the Commons. - International Journal of the Commons, 2007. - 13(2019), 1, Seite 455-478
1. Verfasser: Wallrapp, Corinna (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Keck, Markus, Faust, Heiko
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2019
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:International Journal of the Commons
Schlagworte:Political science Biological sciences Environmental studies Social sciences
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