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Original Articles

Tourism revenue sharing policy at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda: a policy arrangements approach

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Pages 377-394 | Received 21 Jul 2011, Accepted 01 Sep 2011, Published online: 11 Nov 2011

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