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Original Articles

The Politics of Climate Change Adaptation in Development: Authority, Resource Control and State Intervention in Rural Zambia

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Pages 30-46 | Received 29 Jun 2016, Accepted 11 Dec 2016, Published online: 17 Jan 2017

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