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Moral ecological rationality, institutions and the management of common property resources. / Cleaver, Frances.
In: Development and Change, Vol. 31, No. 2, 01.03.2000, p. 361-383.

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Cleaver, F 2000, 'Moral ecological rationality, institutions and the management of common property resources', Development and Change, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 361-383. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-7660.00158

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Cleaver, F. (2000). Moral ecological rationality, institutions and the management of common property resources. Development and Change, 31(2), 361-383. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-7660.00158

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Cleaver F. Moral ecological rationality, institutions and the management of common property resources. Development and Change. 2000 Mar 1;31(2):361-383. doi: 10.1111/1467-7660.00158

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Cleaver, Frances. / Moral ecological rationality, institutions and the management of common property resources. In: Development and Change. 2000 ; Vol. 31, No. 2. pp. 361-383.

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