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The New Pastoral Development Paradigm: Engaging the Realities of Property Institutions and Livestock Mobility in Dryland Africa

Pages 469-484 | Received 02 Mar 2008, Accepted 26 Oct 2008, Published online: 23 Feb 2011

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