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Governance, Gender and the Appropriation of Natural Resources: A Case Study of ‘Left-Behind’ Women’s Collective Action in China

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Pages 382-399 | Received 21 Jan 2018, Accepted 14 Nov 2018, Published online: 20 Jan 2019

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