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Historical and Comparative Perspectives

Authoritarian Environmental Governance: Insights from the Past Century

Robert WilsonDepartment of Geography, Syracuse UniversityView further author information
Pages 314-323 | Received 01 Dec 2017, Accepted 01 Aug 2018, Published online: 11 Feb 2019

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